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Khaled Khella shows hidden strugglesCEFR A1
10 Jul 2025
Adapted from Fatma Al-Zahraa Badawy, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Lisa Marie Theck, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
73 words
- Khaled Khella is an Egyptian independent filmmaker.
- He comes from Helwan, near Cairo.
- He started by making videos for social media.
- Later he made short films about city life.
- His films show desire, power and survival.
- A short film brought him attention abroad.
- He often casts non-professional actors in roles.
- Some people like his films a lot.
- He faces problems like permits and money.
- He plans to keep making films about society.
Difficult words
- independent — not controlled by a company or group
- filmmaker — a person who makes films or movies
- survival — the act of staying alive in hard situations
- permit — official permission to do somethingpermits
- society — people living together in one community
- abroad — in or to a foreign country
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Discussion questions
- Do you like films about city life?
- Would you watch a film with non-professional actors?
- Do you use social media to watch videos?
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