Hamdy El Mirghany and Aws Aws comedy "Crypto" opens on 19 November

The team behind "Crypto", starring Hamdy El Mirghany and Aws Aws, has set its cinema release for Thursday 19 November, as part of the winter season.

In the comedy, an Italian mafia network tracks down the two sons of its late boss in Egypt to hand over their inheritance. Two young men from a poor background decide to pose as the real heirs, travel to Italy to collect, and end up caught between gangs and the world of cryptocurrency.

The cast also includes Bassem Samra, Bayoumi Fouad, Mohamed Mahmoud, Mohamed Lotfy, Basant Abu Basha and Sherif Hosny. The script is by Mohab Hussein and Amr Tayam, the cinematographer is Ahmed Abdel Aziz and the director is Sultan Magdaly.

No trailer or advance booking has been announced. Tickets normally open in the week of release on the cinema chains' apps and websites.