A bumbling ex-teacher becomes the world's worst chaperone in this chaotic Egyptian farce.
When Moftah is fired from his job as a teacher, he is forced to work for his old classmate, Sherif, in his store. But Moftah isn't suited to the job and causes the store to lose money. Sherif fires Moftah but recruits him to carry out a different task: keep watch over Sherif's wife Farida.
Acting
Saeed Saleh's physical comedy is legendary.
Writing
Escalating misunderstandings hit farce perfection.
Director
Omar Abdel Aziz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Egypt's golden age of 1980s commercial cinema, when star-driven comedies dominated Ramadan box offices.
Saeed Saleh and Younes Shalaby were frequent co-stars; their antagonistic chemistry here became a template for Egyptian buddy-farce.
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