Three friends, one woman, and a betrayal so cold you'll need a sweater in Cairo.
Three friends: Wagih, Saad and Mustafa, live in the same town, and they are all competing to win the heart of one woman: Nadia, who eventually marries Mustafa. Upon his return from abroad, Mustafa gets arrested and convicted with drug smuggling, and the betrayal of his friend gradually unfolds.
Acting
Naglaa Fathy's screen presence carries every scene.
Direction
Adel Awad builds tension through quiet desperation.
Director
Adel Awad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This captures 1990s Egyptian cinema's obsession with moral tests of masculinity and the 'noble victim' archetype that dominated Arab melodramas of the era.
Salah El-Saadany was at peak popularity here, fresh off stage success, lending this film instant credibility with contemporary audiences.
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