Adel Emam's Birthday Celebrated With Re-release of 'Alzheimer's'

In celebration of actor Adel Imam’s 84th birthday on May 17th, theatres across Egypt and the Arab world will experience a cinematic re-release of his 2010 comedy, ‘Alzheimer’s’. The movie was Adel Emam’s last leading role in a feature film, before focusing mainly on TV series like ‘Ostaz wa Rayees Kes’ (2015), ‘Awalem Khafyah’ (2018) and ‘Valentino’ (2020).

Featuring a stellar cast including the late Saeed Saleh, Esad Younis, Nelly Karim, Rania Youssef, Fathy Abdel Wahab and Ahmed Rizk, ‘Alzheimer’s’ follows a wealthy man played by Adel Imam who is diagnosed with Alzhemier’s disease, and is then taken advantage of by his children.

According to producer and actress Esad Younis, a special celebration will also be held amongst the film's cast, as well as several movie stars from across Egypt’s movie industry.