A wife learns her husband's gambling tricks — then beats him at his own game.
The great lawyer Mamdouh neglects his cases because of gambling, and after the insistence of his wife straightens his case, spending his nights at home playing with her, and over the course of days the wife learns the secrets of the game. The picture turns, becomes a gambling player and neglects the affairs of the house
Acting
Mervat Amin's transformation from devoted wife to ruthless card shark.
Writing
Satirical premise that flips patriarchal household logic on its head.
Director
Al Sayed Ziada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Adel Emam's first film role — he appears briefly as the neighbor Raouf, years before becoming Egypt's biggest comedy star.
Released during Nasser's post-defeat era, the film's domestic power struggles subtly echoed national anxieties about authority and collapse. The gambling metaphor wasn't subtle to contemporary audiences.
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