Khalaf, a bumpkin southern Egyptian wins a scholarship to study at the American University in Cairo where students - many from Cairo's upper class - are known for their Americanized attitudes.
Acting
Henedi's physical comedy is masterclass level.
Writing
Sharp satire that still stings 25 years later.
Costume
Galaweya vs. designer drip tells the whole story.
Director
Saeed Hamed
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film captures peak 90s AUC culture when 'Americanized' Egyptian identity was aspirational luxury—now reads as complex postcolonial critique.
Henedi improvised several scenes; the famous galabeya-in-disco sequence was his idea, making costume continuity a nightmare.
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