The relationship between a father and his four children is strained when he keeps spending his money on his pleasures. His son, Tawfik, revolts against his father after he learns of his relationship with the prostitute Lula, until he falls for her.
Acting
Nadia Lotfi's Lula — tragic, magnetic, unforgettable.
Direction
Hossam El-Dine Mostafa's claustrophobic framing of family warfare.
Costume
1970s Cairo glamour decaying before your eyes.
Director
Hossam El Dine Mostafa
Hussein Fahmy
Tawfiq توفيق الأرماني
Nour El-Sherif
Shawqy شوقي الأرماني
Nadia Lotfi
Lula / The Dancer لولا الرقاصة
Yehia Chahine
El-Armany الأرماني
Mohey Ismail
Hamza حمزة الأرماني
Mervat Amin
Ayda Adly عايدة عدلي
Samir Sabri
Ahmed أحمد الأرماني
Emad Hamdy
Adly Bey عدلي بك
Ahmed Mazhar
The Judge القاضي
Salah Zulfikar
The prosecutor وكيل النيابة
Mohamed El Ramly
Saleh al-Eskandarani
Abdu عم عبده السفرجي
Hanem Mohamed
The cook طباخة
Helmy Hilaly
من زبائن الفندق
Edmond Tuima
صاحب الفندق
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Sadat's Egypt, the film's corruption themes mirrored real elite decay. Nadia Lotfi later called Lula her most demanding role — she studied actual dancers in Cairo's nightlife districts.
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