A dramatic eventful story of ethical and social arguments starts when Fathi returns from Kuwait to find himself in turmoil of treacherous plot of greed and indecency committed by his mother-in-law and her wicked lover after having murdered Fathi's father.
Acting
Nour El-Sherif's simmering rage is a masterclass.
Direction
El-Sabawy keeps melodrama tight as a thriller.
Writing
Every character thinks they're the protagonist. They're wrong.
Director
Ahmed El-Sabawy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1980s Egyptian cinema obsessed with Gulf returnees—Kuwait wealth became narrative shorthand for moral corruption back home.
Shwikar, playing the mother-in-law, was Egypt's queen of comedy—this against-type villain role shocked audiences.
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