Two sisters, one scandal, and a baby with a very confusing family tree.
Nadia gets involved in a relationship with her lover Medhat and becomes pregnant. Medhat gets into a car accident and travels abroad to complete his treatment without Nadia knowing. She tells her sister Sohair about her tragedy. Sohair takes advantage of her husband's long business trip to America and attributes the baby to herself to save her sister's reputation.
Acting
Nelly and Laila Taher's sisterly tension crackles.
Production
Peak Egyptian melodrama era production values.
Writing
Social scandal mechanics that still resonate.
Director
Abdulrahman Sheriff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1969 Egyptian cinema was obsessed with honor narratives; this film typifies the era's moral panic around female sexuality.
Nour El-Sherif appears early in his career here, years before becoming one of Egypt's biggest stars.
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