The film industry in Egypt sees strong competition for the New Year's season box office. The film "El-Iskandarani" is leading the earnings with almost EGP 13 million in just 11 days, showing the success of the film and the audience's reaction towards it. The movie is set in Alexandria and tells the story of Bakr, played by Ahmed El-Awadi, who travels abroad to find himself with his friend Zaki, played by Essam El-Saka, but when he returns he finds that his problems are still haunting him. The film is a social drama mixed with action and is directed by Khaled Youssef.