In a romantic context, a love story that ends in marriage brings together a young man and a girl, as the young man is a doctor who treats addiction cases, while the girl gets involved in many problems because she falls into the trap of addiction.
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and...
After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England...
This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli...
Egypt, 1947: in the midst of a cholera outbreak. A washerwoman tries to take care of her family, while at the same time resisting the advances of a charming suitor who's half her age.
In a comedic form, a love story is shared between the widowed engineer Hilmi Abdelkader (Rushdi Abaza), who works in the field of oil and has eight children from his late wife, the young widow Samia Ahmed and the mother of six children. After a long time they hide, get married and begin to put in...
The trader Sayyed Qeshta, is married to an infertile woman. One day, a playful girl starts approaching Qeshta after his money, and manages to make him fall for her, despite her relationship with a poor man. Eventually Qeshta divorces his wife and starts a new life with the girl in hope of having a...
Teacher Hamza succeeds in winning the friendship of his pupils, the student Salah and his colleague Nadia ride a car to Jalal, Nadia's brother, they have a car accident, in the prosecution accuses Jalal Salah that he stole his car, denies the presence of Nadia with him in the accident, for fear of...
Galal sends men from the mental hospital to Port Said to arrest his sister Fatma, using his political position, accusing her of insanity. Fatma escapes to the roof of the house and threatens to throw herself if someone approaches her, telling her story to the crowds around her.
A story discussing the society problem during the seventies due to not having any family planning, also covering main issue of differences between poor society and rich society. This film introduces a family with 10 kids and lots of problems they get into through a funny story between an Aunt for...
As the paralyzed businessman named Rady decides to hire a caretaker to look after him, Saber applies for the job, and they get into many comedic situations.
Wezah and Hamdi succeed in recruiting Iman to work with them in drug smuggling, Iman travels to Tunisia on a mission for both Hamdi and Waze. Eman's material condition improves and she decides to stop this job and cancel her travel.
The events revolve around the journalist Fairouz, who suffers from her husband's psychological issues, and as a mysterious murder occurs, the couple's life turns upside down.
Hassan Musharraf, a reformist, came from the countryside looking for a role in the capital. Meets different models of young deviant within the reformist, and faces the harsh treatment they are subjected to by supervisors of reform by treatment Better, and get the friendship of guests who improve...
The simple young man (Ali Mazhar) dreams of being rich quickly because he thinks he has supernatural mental powers.He begins to realize his dream when he recognizes the businessman (Mumtaz) and works with him.At the same time, he falls in love with (Hassania), who is thought to be wealthy, to be...
A sports champion and a skilled dancer, is in love with his colleague. When they're about to be engaged, Mohsen has an accident and is paralyzed, asking his mother not to tell his fiancée. He tries to overcome his disability and refuses to move to the marital apartment except with his mother.