She took a bullet for her groom. The groom spent YEARS plotting revenge. Classic Egyptian melodrama.
A love affair has linked Laila and Mahmoud since their childhood, but at the same time, Hassan, Mahmoud's cousin, falls in love with her, so jealousy and hatred begin to fill his heart towards Mahmoud. Fate wanted to bring Laila and Mahmoud's hearts together and complete their marriage. At their wedding, Hassan tries to kill Mahmoud, but Laila saves him and dies. Years pass and Mahmoud tries to get back what Hassan did to him.
Acting
Faten Hamama plays mother AND daughter. The range is INSANE.
Direction
Zulficar directs himself dying dramatically. Commitment.
Director
Ezz Eldin Zulficar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak 1940s Egyptian studio system—when Cairo was the Hollywood of the Arab world and tragic romance was practically a national sport.
Real-life couple Faten Hamama and director Ezz Eldin Zulficar made multiple films together before her famous marriage to Omar Sharif. This was their creative honeymoon.
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