A runaway girl, a traveling clown, and a circus life that changes everything.
A girl runs away from her strict father's house and is found by a traveling clown who works with the circus. She works with him to collect money from the spectators. She quickly grows up with him and works with him in all of his shows.
Acting
Samira Ahmed's transformation from child to woman is devastating.
Direction
Hassan Al-Imam balances circus spectacle with intimate tragedy.
Director
Hassan Al-Imam
Ahmed Ramzy
Ahmed
Samira Ahmed
Koussa - Nadia
Ragaa Youssef
Oussa
Mahmoud El Meligy
Bayoumi Abdel Samad
Amaal Farid
Souad
Youssef Fakhr El Din
Essam
Amina Rizk
Fatima
Qadria Kamel
The school principal
Abdel Moneim Ismail
Circus owner
Zeinat Sedki
Ali's wife
Khaireya Khairy
Umm Abdo
Abdel Hameed Badawy
Hussein Reyaad
Ali - wandering acrobat
Ellen Deatto
Anwar Madkour
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1950s Egyptian cinema often used circus settings to explore class mobility and moral ambiguity outside traditional society.
Samira Ahmed was only 16 during filming; her performance maturity fooled audiences into thinking she was older.
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