Cairo Cinema Festival to Honor Hannan Turk

CAIRO, 28 November 2005 — The 14th Annual Cairo Cinema Festival will honor Egyptian actor Hannan Turk and singer Mohammad Muneer for their outstanding performances in the film “Dunia” (World).

The organizing committee of the festival made their decision before the film’s screening, scheduled for Dec. 3.

Muneer decided to appear on the silver screen once more in “Dunia,” written and directed by Joe Sileen Saab.

In the film, he portrays the role of a singer/poet who meets a young lady played by Hannan. She decides to leave her family to pursue her dream of performing in Cairo.