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' Les Petits Chats' is an 2015 documentary film about the popular Egyptian rock band Les Petits Chats which was formed in 1967.

Background



Work on the film started in 2009. On September 28, 2015, a trailer for the documentary was posted online on Facebook. In a week, it attracted more than 55,000 views. According to 'Cairo Scene', film would take a closer look into the lives of the band members around the time of their popularity as well as prior to and post that period. Also to be looked at was the changes in personnel that took place over the years.'Ahram Online', Sunday 4 Oct 2015 - [http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/33/152026/Arts--Culture/Music/Release-of-rockumentary-about-Egypts-band-Les-Peti.aspx Release of rockumentary about Egypt's band Les Petits Chats]'Cairo Scene', 16/10/2015 - [http://www.cairoscene.com/Buzz/Les-Petits-Chats-A-film-by-Sherif-Nakhla-on-Egypt-s-Legendairy-1960s-Band 'Les Petits Chats': A Film by Sherif Nakhla on Egypt's Legendary 60s Band] The film took six years to complete from its original start date in 2009 and it was made during that period when Egypt was going through an upheaval from 2011 to 2016.'Al-Ahram Weekly', Oct 8, 2015 - [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/13407.aspx CULTURE, Back to romance]'The National', February 25, 2016 - [https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music-review-why-a-cover-band-les-petits-chats-rocked-cairo-in-the-1960s-and-1970s-1.170658 Music review: Why a cover band, Les Petits Chats, rocked Cairo in the 1960s and 1970s - Maha El Nabawi]

The director

Nakhla is the step-son of one of the band members.Midwest Films - [http://middlewestfilms.com/lespetitschats/cast.php Les Petits Chats, Filmmaker Statement]

Screenings



Before its completion and while still in the developmental stage, the film was shown during the Ismailia Film Festival in 2012.'Al-Ahram Weekly', Oct 8, 2015 - [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/13407.aspx CULTURE, Back to romance]

In 2015, 'Cairo Scene' mentioned that the film was to premiere at the Arabian Sights Film Festival in Washington DC on 16 and 17 October.'Cairo Scene', 16/10/2015 - [http://www.cairoscene.com/Buzz/Les-Petits-Chats-A-film-by-Sherif-Nakhla-on-Egypt-s-Legendairy-1960s-Band 'Les Petits Chats': A Film by Sherif Nakhla on Egypt's Legendary 60s Band] The film was nominated for the festival's jury award.'Al-Ahram Online', Sunday 4 Oct 2015 - [http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/33/152026/Arts--Culture/Music/Release-of-rockumentary-about-Egypts-band-Les-Peti.aspx Release of rockumentary about Egypt's band Les Petits Chats]

A screening for the film was to take place at the Zamalek Cinema on Monday 8 May at 7 pm.'Egypt Today', Fri, May. 5, 2017 - [https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/4684/%E2%80%9CLes-Petits-Chats%E2%80%9D-in-Zamalek-Cinema Les Petits Chats in Zamalek Cinema]

It was announced in the July 20, 2017 issue of 'The National' that Sherif Nakhla's 2015 film about the band was to be screened at Abu Dhabis Mina Zayed on Saturday 5 August.'National', July 20, 2017 - [https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/watch-warehouse421-to-screen-three-free-films-at-mina-zayed-1.610549 WATCH: Warehouse421 to screen three free films at Mina Zayed]

Cast



* Wagdi Francis

* Ezzat Abu Ouf

* Omar Khairat

* Sadek Gellini

* Pino

* George Lucas

* Sobhi Bedeir

* Samir Sabry

* Mohamed Salmawy

* Mohamed Gohar

* Sherif Seif el NasrMiddlewest Films - [http://middlewestfilms.com/lespetitschats/cast.php Les Petits Chats, Cast and Crew]

References




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