A bankrupt son walks into a merchant's web—does he want revenge or truth?
Hussein senses a lot of mystery behind his father's death and his bankruptcy after he was one of the major merchants, and he suspects a competing merchant named Abu Shouma, so he decides to approach him to find out what happened.
Acting
Farid Shawqy's menacing charm as the rival merchant.
Production
Gritty 80s Cairo market authenticity, no gloss.
Director
Abdel Fattah Madbouly
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rod El-Farag captures 1980s Egypt's merchant class tensions as economic liberalization created new winners and desperate losers.
Tahiya Cariocca—legendary belly dancer turned actress—appears in one of her final screen roles here.
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