Khaberni - Ghassan Masoud expressed his great love for Egypt and its people, and for his nomination for the Egyptian Nile Award, emphasizing that this honor is special and sufficient for him to end his artistic career through it.
During his appearance on the program "Spotlight," he spoke of his deep connection with Egypt, saying: "Egypt is the locomotive of the nation and the container of its civilization. It is the gift of the great Nile and the pyramids, and I cannot describe my love for it in words. All my Egyptian friends know the sincerity of this love, which makes me proud of every appreciation given to me inside Egypt. Egypt will continue to lead and endure."
The Egyptian Nile Award is a great appreciation and honor
He expressed his happiness for being nominated for the Egyptian Nile Award, asserting that this recognition is a great honor for him, and that any artistic achievement crowned by such awards represents the peak of his artistic journey, adding: "This is a great honor, beyond which there is no greater honor, and I may think about retiring after receiving such awards."
He pointed out that the most important factors that attract him to choose artistic roles are those based on the concept of honor, noting that his role in his latest work, the movie "Desert Warrior," revolves around honor. The concept of honor deserves to be studied in the character "Al-Nu'man" he portrays in the work, as honor compelled him to lay himself under the feet of elephants to save the honor of his daughter and his people, despite the risks he faced in the battle.
About the movie "Desert Warrior"
It is noteworthy that the film "Desert Warrior" had its premiere at the latest edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, and the story takes place in the Arabian Peninsula, in the seventh century, a period of tribal fighting and competition for power and sovereignty. The brave princess "Hind" (Aisha Hart) refuses to be a concubine for the harsh Sasanian Emperor "Kisra" (Sir Ben Kingsley). Princess "Hind" escapes with her father, King "Al-Nu'man" (Ghassan Masoud), into the vast and barren desert, where they are pursued by "Kisra's" mercenaries and soldiers, and then the father and daughter are forced to trust a mysterious "thief" (Anthony Mackie) in an epic showdown that will change the course of history of the Arabian Peninsula forever.
The film is directed by Robert Wyatt, and stars alongside the Syrian star a large group of celebrities including Anthony Mackie, Aisha Hart, Sir Ben Kingsley, Amy Bouajila, Saeed Bamzugha, Omar Saad Al-Warwi, Sharlto Copley, Lamis Ammar, Géza Röhrig, Nabil Al-Wahabi, Nu'man Akl.
