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A cop falls for a sex worker in 1940s Cairo and becomes exactly what he swore to destroy.
TMDB
80

Streets of Fire (1984)

gritty melodramamoral rotCairo noir

Overview

DramaCrime

In the 1940s, the policeman Imam moves to Cairo to work in an area devoted to prostitution. There he falls in love with the prostitute Nusse who works with the bully Jalal without knowing that she is practicing this profession. He is defended by an imam who beats an English soldier who tries to intercept her and assault her. He is tried and dismissed from service, then returns to live in the neighborhood and look for work, and becomes a pimp, a quarrel between him and Jalal al-Fatwa. Each trying to prove his strength and impose his power.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Nour El-Sherif's transformation from righteous cop to broken pimp.

Production

Recreated 1940s Cairo underbelly with sweaty authenticity.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel something ugly and true.·Rewatch: Catching what you missed in Nour El-Sherif's descent.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Sex work depicted as brutal economic reality, not titillation.·Violence: Pimp turf war violence and institutional police brutality.
Samir Seif

Director

Samir Seif

ReleasedMar 12, 1984
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StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
أفلام مصر العربية (واصف فايز)

Top Cast

Nour El-Sherif

Nour El-Sherif

إمام السيد المصري

Madiha Kamel

Madiha Kamel

نفيسه عمران - نوسه

Layla Olwy

Layla Olwy

إنصاف عمران

Sayed Zayan

Sayed Zayan

جلال القواد

Mohamed Reda

Mohamed Reda

السيد المصرى

Nagah El-Mogui

Nagah El-Mogui

قرني

Naima ElSoghier

Naima ElSoghier

البدرونه (القواده)

Karima ElSherif

Karima ElSherif

بسيمه

Omaima Selim

Omaima Selim

جمالات

Zakaria Mouafi

Zakaria Mouafi

الصول

Ahmed Abu Abiya

Ahmed Abu Abiya

التمرجى / البارمان

Hanem Mohamed

Hanem Mohamed

أم إمام المصري

Qassem El Daly

Qassem El Daly

عوضين

Fouad Khalil

Fouad Khalil

صبي الراقصات

Thuraya Ezz ElDein

Thuraya Ezz ElDein

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of 1980s Egyptian cinema's frank engagement with prostitution and urban poverty, rarely exported to Western audiences.

Insight

Director Samir Seif and Nour El-Sherif collaborated repeatedly; this role pushed him against his romantic-lead image.

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