A Swedish bombshell crashes a marriage — and 1970s Egyptian cinema gets SPICY.
Fathi is a university doctor in Beirut University, and his wife, Samia, is a TV presenter who is surprised by the arrival of Matilda, the daughter of his Swedish friend, to live with them. Samia is jealous of Matilda's beauty, as Matilda begins to flirt with Fathi and he tries to resist her temptation.
Acting
Hind Rostom's jealous wife — iconic, wounded, unforgettable.
Costume
1970s Cairo fashion meets Swedish 'girl next door' aesthetic.
Director
Galal El Sharkawy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film captures Egypt's 1970s 'open door' era, when Western influence sparked both desire and anxiety in popular culture.
Hind Rostom, 'The Queen of Seduction,' subverts her image here as the threatened wife — casting genius or cruel irony?
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