A father plans his own suicide as a wedding gift. Classic 1950s family values, Egyptian-style.
Morsi is a government employee and works in one of the companies. The company decides to dispense with his services, but the wedding of his eldest daughter, Souad, is approaching. He gets an idea from a friend of his who works in one of the insurance companies, which is to insure his life and commit suicide on the night of his daughter’s wedding so that his family will receive the insurance amount. after his death.
Acting
Youssef Wahby carries the crushing weight of doomed dignity.
Writing
Dark premise played straight — no winks, just dread.
Director
Hassan Reda
Youssef Wahby
Morsi - مرسي
Zahrat Al-Ola
Souad - سعاد
Shoukry Sarhan
Fathy - فتحي
Berlanty Abdel Hamid
Mufida - مفيدة
Ferdoos Mohamed
Umm Souad - أم سعاد
Abdel Warith Assir
Mamun - مأمون
Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari
Abdu Al Aleem - عبدالعليم
Mohamed El Deeb
Radwan - رضوان
Abdel Moneim Ismail
Mahmoud - المعلم محمود
Omar ElGizawy
Nemat Mokhtar
Dancer - راقصة
Abdel Azim Kamel
Doctor - الدكتور
Hussain Ismael
القهوجي
Nabil ElZaqzouqy
سعد
Abdel Moneim Saudi
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Youssef Wahby was Egyptian cinema royalty — directing and starring in over 100 films, often exploring social decay through melodrama.
The film weaponizes the life insurance industry itself as villain — rare critique of financial instruments in 1950s Arab cinema.
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