Yousry Nasrallah Addresses Adaptation and Rejects Fixed 'Family Morals' at El Gouna

At the El Gouna Film Festival, Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah discussed his approach to literary adaptation and rejected fixed moral standards in cinema.

• Nasrallah described adapting Elias Khoury's "Bab al-Shams" as reshaping the novel in cinematic language rather than transferring it literally.
• He stated he rejects the term "family morals" as a fixed standard for judging films, since moral concepts change across eras.
• Actress Yousra described "Mercedes" as one of the most enjoyable experiences she shared with Nasrallah, citing production pressures at shooting locations.
• Nasrallah said that filmmakers juggling writing, directing and censorship, and AI performing all these roles, could undermine the human sensitivity cinema requires.