According to Cairo 24, internationally acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad was so outraged by the way his latest film was screened at the opening of Cairo International Film Festival that he had to interrupt its showing.



Abu-Assad's recently released Hollywood film, "The Mountain Between Us" was selected to open the 39th edition of CIFF, which launched on Tuesday night.

The film stars Kate Winslet and Idris Elba in leading roles and tells the story of a couple left stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash.

Cairo 24 reports that as soon as the screening of the film began, people left the theater and headed out to the opening of a buffet.

In addition, Abu-Assad also complained of the low quality his film was being screened in.