A messy love triangle where everyone's unhappy and society watches. Classic drama!
Yearning to get back with Ehab, Salma finds her loveless marriage, his devastating secret, and society’s opinions stand in their way.
Acting
Ola Ghanem carries the emotional weight like a champ.
Production
Cairo's social hierarchies rendered in lavish detail.
Director
Hani Gerges Fawzy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film captures post-2010 Egyptian cinema's obsession with class mobility and the performative nature of respectability in Cairo's elite circles.
Director Hani Gerges Fawzy reportedly rewrote the ending three times after test audiences demanded more punishment for Salma's transgressions.
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