A broke dreamer tries to hustle his neighbor and accidentally hustles himself instead.
Darwish is trying to improve the social and economic situation of his family by exploiting his neighbor Hassan, but what are the difficulties he faces?
Acting
Fouad Khalil's desperate everyman energy carries every scene.
Writing
Witty dialogue that balances satire with genuine warmth.
Director
Esam Al-Sayyed
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This captures 1980s Egyptian theater's obsession with working-class struggle wrapped in comedy, a direct response to Sadat-era economic 'opening' policies.
George Sedhom was a theater legend who made the leap to film rarely; this stage-to-screen adaptation preserves his timing.
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