Ahmed likes Fatima, and feelings of love grow between the two, imagining that they are from noble families. A love story develops, and Ahmed asks Fatima to marry him. After the wedding, they have a son named Samir. One day, Fatima goes to visit Suad at her home, but the police raid the place because it is suspicious. Fatima is arrested, and her life is turned upside down.
Acting
Shadia's devastating breakdown — Egyptian cinema doesn't get more raw.
Direction
Zulfiqar's shadowy noir lighting in the police raid scene.
Director
Mahmoud Zulfiqar
Shadia
فاطمة (شمس)
Emad Hamdy
د.احمد
Kamal Al-Shenawy
عباس أبو الدهب
Shoukry Sarhan
المحامي سمير
Zahrat Al-Ola
سعاد
Negma Ibrahim
أمينة هانم
Soheir El-Bably
عايدة
Fifi Youssef
محاسن صاحبة الكازينو
Anwar Madkour
ضابط الآداب
George Yordanis
البارمان
Ikram Ezzo
سمير صغيرا)
Ahmed Loxer
Abbas El Daly
الطبيب
Thuraya Fakhry
الداده
Katkota
راقصة
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film captures mid-century Egypt's obsession with 'respectability' — where a woman's entire worth hinged on untarnished reputation, and one police raid could destroy a family forever.
Shadia reportedly refused to wash her face for three days to achieve the authentic hollow-eyed look for the prison scenes — method acting before the term existed in Egyptian cinema.
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