CAIRO — The film “Death on the Nile” has sparked controversy over the past few days, after it was shown in Egypt and several other Arab countries, amid social media calls to ban its screening because it stars Gal Gadot, a former soldier in the Israeli army, arguing that this paves the way for cultural and artistic normalization with Israel.
The film, which is based on the 1937 novel by Agatha Christie, has been in Egyptian theaters since Feb. 9, despite all the uproar. On Feb. 10, "Death on the Nile" opened in Saudi theaters.
