(Okal) is devastated when his ex fiancee is married to a rich man. After getting drunk,he finds himself in a coffin heading to Turkey. The mayor of Egyptians take him in and he falls in love with his daughter.
Acting
Mohamed Saad's physical comedy hits even when plot doesn't.
Production
Turkey-as-magical-escape fantasy is gloriously unhinged.
Director
Muhamed Al Najar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mohamed Saad dominated 2000s Egyptian box offices with working-class underdog roles; Okal is pure El-Limby DNA without the violence.
The Turkey location shoot was partly funded by Turkish tourism boards targeting Egyptian viewers—a wild early example of embedded destination marketing.
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