LONDON: MBC Group has announced the upcoming release of “Sukkar,” the first Arabic-language musical production.
Set to premiere in cinemas throughout the Middle East and North Africa region on Oct. 12, the film will be distributed by Empire Entertainment.
Created by Kuwaiti playwright and lyricist, Heba Mashari Hamada, the musical tells the story of Sukkar and her friends who live in an orphanage and dream of a better life in the face of cruel treatment from orphanage boss, Ratiba.
Inspired by American author Jean Webster’s epistolary novel “Daddy-Long-Legs,” the production stars Hala Turk in the role of Sukkar, alongside an ensemble of emerging artists from Gulf Cooperation Council countries and other states in the Middle East.
The cast also includes prominent Egyptian actors Magda Zaki, Reham Al-Shanawany, and Mohammed Tharwat.
“Sukkar” features original songs and music by Hamada, Ehab Abdel Wahed, Ahmed Tarek Yehia, and Joy Music Productions, while Egyptian singer Ahmed Saad also lends his voice to the movie.
