🎥 A love story for the ages: While many may recognize Waleed El Moghazy from his stand-up comedy career — and his recent ventures into acting — Feeha Eh Yaani sees him foray into screenwriting. Working with director Omar Roshdy Hamed, he brings to life the wholesome love story of Salah (Maged El Kedwani) and Layla (Ghada Adel) in a romantic comedy that has quickly joined the ranks of our favorite films to date.

Full house: Salah is a retired engineer living alongside his daughter Nada (Asmaa Galal), her husband Alaa (Mostafa Gharieb), and their daughter Amina (Retal Abdelaziz). Nada is deeply attached to her father and constantly worries about his health and that of her small family. She runs the household like the navy, only feeding her family what she deems healthy. Salah, Alaa, and Amina, however, managed to make do with the living situation, telling a few white lies here and there to rid themselves of her unrelenting control.

A visitor from the past: One day, the caretaker of Salah’s old apartment building in Heliopolis calls him. There’s an emergency at his childhood home that requires his presence. There, Salah reunites with Layla, who has recently moved back in with her mother Nagiah (Mimi Gamal) next door. Salah is overtaken by yearning and decides to move back into his Heliopolis apartment, soon finding himself in a dilemma: rekindle his past love or dedicate his life to his family and devoted daughter.

Torn in two: More than just a love story between two people torn apart by fate, Feeha Eh Yaani is also a tender love story between a father and a daughter who views him as her most precious possession and top priority. Galal delivered one of her best and most sincere performances yet, with powerful scenes that touched our hearts. Needless to say, Adel and El Kedwani once again brought a series of smiles to our faces with their captivating presence in every scene they shared.

It’s a quiet kind of love. In Feeha Eh Yaani, romance stems not from exaggerated monologues or heroic acts, but from the daily acts of appreciation through which hearts are won. Heliopolis was an accomplice in the couple’s romance, and we’d argue its streets were the true protagonists of the film. The soundtrack — featuring a song by Egyptian-Libyan veteran singer Hamid El Shaeri — further exemplified the film’s charm and overall warm and wholesome atmosphere. If we were to get nitpicky in an otherwise flawless production, we’d argue that Asmaa Galal and Retal Abdelaziz looked more like sisters rather than mother-daughter.

Masterfully subtle. Feeha Eh Yaani is a gentle and dreamy film that instantly earns itself rewatch status. If you’re looking for a calm cinematic experience, you won’t want to miss out.

WHERE TO WATCH- You can catch Feeha Eh Yaani at Vox Cinemas in City Center Almaza, Mall of Egypt, and Mall of Alexandria. The film is also screening at City Stars Cinema, CFCM and District 5’s Scene Cinema, Cima Arkan, and P90 Cinema.

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