Thursday 26/March/2026 – 01:16 AM
Actress Cynthia Khalifa revealed the details of her participation in the movie The Butcher of the Gathering, starring the artist Ahmed El-Fishawy, hoping that the work would be admired by her fans.
Cynthia Khalifa is scheduled to embody the character of the wife of the thug who discovers his true nature after marriage.
Cynthia Khalifa said in a statement: I am happy to embody this difficult role, and I hope that the audience will like it, as it is a true story, and the bereaved wife is still alive.
Assembly thug
The Censorship of Artistic Works had previously issued a decision to withdraw the film from cinemas, a decision that displeased the filmmakers, especially since it came after the film obtained prior censorship approval, on the basis of which it was filmed and released within the 2026 Eid al-Fitr film season.
The film had been shown on the eve of Eid, but its makers were surprised by the decision to prevent the completion of its showing, which caused a state of controversy within the artistic community, and questions about the reasons for the decision and its timing.
Heroes of the movie “Thug of the Gathering”.
The work stars the artist Ahmed Al-Fishawy, who embodies the character of “Karim”, the killer, with the participation of an elite group of artists, including Sabreen, Cynthia Khalifa, Intisar, Rana Rais, Maryam Al-Jundi, and Aya Selim. The work is written and directed by Mohamed Salah Al-Azab in his first directorial experience, and produced by Ahmed Al-Sabki.
Cynthia Khalife’s works
It is noteworthy that Cynthia Khalifa participated in the series “We Forget What Was”, starring the artist Yasmine Abdel Aziz, and it was shown, within the Ramadan race of 2026, and dealt with the story of the work around the character of Jalila Raslan, embodied by Yasmine Abdel Aziz, who is a famous artist facing unexpected pressures and threats in the world of fame, to find herself in a complex psychological and social struggle, while trying to hold on to her strength and deal with a past full of difficult memories. Forget it.
A group of the most prominent stars, including Sherine Reda, Angie Kiwan, Khaled Sarhan, Mohamed Lotfy, Edward, Mahmoud Amr, Mahmoud Yassin, Menna Fadali, and Mahmoud Hafez, are participating in the action championship alongside Yasmine Abdel Aziz and Karim Fahmy. The work is written by Amr Mahmoud Yasmine.
