27 minutes of Egyptian chaos where chasing tail becomes a national incident.
A guy wants to do nothing but hang out with girls, and that puts him in a lot of trouble.
Direction
Hossam El Dine Mostafa squeezes farce into 27 tight minutes.
Production
Gritty 1968 Alexandria locations, no studio fakery.
Director
Hossam El Dine Mostafa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This emerged during Egypt's 'New Realism' movement, when filmmakers rejected glossy studio productions for street-level authenticity. The 27-minute runtime suggests it may have screened as a featurette alongside a main attraction.
Nahed Sherif became one of Arabic cinema's most controversial stars — her career was repeatedly disrupted by conservative backlash to her bold roles, making her casting here as the 'respectable' love interest deliciously ironic.
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