A drummer sculpts a nobody into Cairo's hottest dancer — but who's really pulling the strings?
After having trouble with the dancer who worked with him for several months, the drummer Abdo discovers a young dancer Mabahig who lives with her sister and her brother-in-law. He trains her till she becomes a famous dancer.
Acting
Ahmed Zaki's simmering intensity as Abdo — controlling, wounded, magnetic.
Direction
Ashraf Fahmy captures Cairo's nightlife with documentary grit.
Director
Ashraf Fahmy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This captures 1980s Cairo's entertainment industry when nightclub dancers occupied complex social spaces — respected artists yet stigmatized women.
Nabila Obeid reportedly did extensive dance training for this role, blurring the line between performer and character in ways the script leans into.
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