Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has unveiled that Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (2019) will be the opening film of the festival’s 41st run, set to be held from November 20-29 at the Cairo Opera House. The film is produced by Netflix, and its events are inspired by Charles Brandt’s book  I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa (2004). The movie stars three Oscar-winning actors, including Al Pacino, Joe Peche and Robert De Niro. The movie was De Niro’s ninth collaboration with Scorsese. On the selection of the film for the opening, producer Mohamed Hefzy, President of the CIFF, said that the film was an integrated cinematic work by some of the world’s most significant actors. He also described the film as an epic piece of art formulated by one of the greatest filmmakers in history. The CIFF will hold a second screening of the movie on the following day of the opening, November 21, to offer a second chance for Cairo’s enthusiastic …
