Two con men, one hotel, and a gold-digger who knows the game better than both of them.
The story revolves around a hotel that houses many people, including a woman who works in a bank and takes advantage of her beauty to marry rich people. Dalal, who is preparing to marry Abdel Shakour, comes to celebrate in the hotel and Abdel Shakour meets his old friend Abdul Jabbar.
Acting
Mohamed Negm's rapid-fire delivery carries the entire 222 minutes
Production
Preserved stage play intimacy in single-location hotel setting
Director
Shaker Khodair
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a stage play (مسرحية), this film captures Egypt's 1990s theatrical-to-cinema pipeline where popular comedies ran for hours with intermissions.
Mohamed Negm was a legendary comedian who dominated Egyptian theater; this film preserves his timing in what was already considered old-fashioned even in 1996.
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