She lost her sight, but you'll see the twist coming from miles away.
Amina works as a secretary for Murad, who loves her and decides to marry her. But his cousin, Salma, who's after his wealth, succeeds in telling Amina that Murad's father does not approve of the marriage, which causes Amina to be in a bad psychological condition and loses her eyesight.
Acting
Madiha Yousri's breakdown scenes are devastating.
Direction
Kamal El Sheikh builds tension through silence.
Director
Kamal El Sheikh
Madiha Yousri
أمينة
Yehia Chahine
مراد
Serag Mounir
والد مراد
Zaki Ibrahim
والد أمينة
Amina Nour ElDein
سلوى
Samia Roshdy
أم سلوى
Rushdy Abaza
رمزي
Mohamed El-Sabaa
شوقى خطيب أمينة
Souad Ahmed
صاحبة المنزل
Adly Kasseb
طبيب الشركة
Zeinab Sedky
عمة مراد
Abdel Ghani Qamar
صديق والد أمينة
Abdel Raheem El Zorkani
طبيب العيون
Abbas Rahmy
المدير الادارى
Ali Abdel Aal
صاحب الواسطه
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film exemplifies 1950s Egyptian melodrama's obsession with female suffering as entertainment.
Madiha Yousri was already a huge star; this role cemented her as queen of the weepies.
EG
