Mokhtar, a learned man who initially rejected women, fell in love with Ahlam, who was living with him to escape her father. Despite his blindness and cruelty, he sacrificed his love for her, allowing her to marry his friend Rauf.
Acting
Fatma Roshdy's expressive eyes do all the talking.
Direction
Abdel Gawad milks every dramatic pause like it's 1946 and he invented suffering.
Director
Mohamed Abdel Gawad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film exemplifies Egypt's 'Golden Age' studio system, where melodramas dominated and female stars like Fatma Roshdy became household names through suffering beautifully on screen.
The title translates roughly to 'The Passion of the Sheikhs'—ironic given Mokhtar's scholarly rejection of romance until it destroys him.
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