She ran from her wedding. He ran a revenge scheme. 1940s Egypt said 'hold my arak.'
The film's events revolve around Magda, a beautiful girl who is forced to marry a rich man, but she does not love him, so she decides to run away from him on the wedding night, and he decides to take revenge on her and her family.
Acting
Mary Queeny carries the entire emotional weight like it's nothing.
Direction
Ahmed Galal's tight 100-minute pacing keeps the melodrama propulsive.
Director
Ahmed Galal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Egypt's 'Golden Age' of cinema, Majda exemplifies how studio films of this era smuggled feminist themes into commercially safe melodramas.
Director Ahmed Galal and star Mary Queeny were married in real life—making this potentially the most awkward date night in Egyptian film history.
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