Film Based On Egypt's Most Iconic Detective Characters Becomes First Egyptian Movie To Premier Online

[BBally1981]

We have our own detective heroes here in Egypt but the most famous are the Adventurous Five, a group of kids who solved crimes. The author of the books Mahmoud Salam started out translating the British children's mystery books like "The Famous Five" before deciding to create his own team of kid detectives. The original series ran from 1968 until 1972 but later books would be published by other writers. The kids would be joined in their adventures by their pet dog and a lowly police officer who served as the comic relief. 

 

 

 

 

There were a number of adaptations including a TV drama, an animated series and recently a film adaptation that ended up being the film Egyptian film in history to have an online premier, which was due to the recent pandemic.

 

[BBally1981]

This clip is from one of the early adaptations which is a TV drama that was either made in the late 80s or early 90s, the kids here are a lot older than they are in the books possibly either to avoid negative reactions from audiences to seeing children in violent situations or simply for getting people who could act.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgzAJSmqY8M&t=629s

This is the full episode of the animated series and the most well known incarnation of the books, which aired in the mid 2000s and ran for 5 seasons, which each season premiering during the month of Ramadan. WARNING! The animation is ABYSMAL!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFHZU2mwr8I&list=PLsvBiUxiytkS0PW14WBw93HC6hfoSLndu&index=1

 

Another TV adaptation that was done by Al Jazeera Kids, I don't have much information about this show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK0D3XwXbLU

[Carol the Dabbler]

3 hours ago, BBally1981 said:

WARNING! The animation is ABYSMAL!

I've seen worse -- far worse!  It's not state-of-the-art for the mid-2000's, admittedly, but looks like a sincere effort to be watchable on a low budget.