The 10/10 nobody's heard of: Egyptian cinema's forgotten scream against feudal tyranny.
The story of the conflict between one of the poles of feudalism and his oppression to peasants by burning their crops and lands until they're unable to pay their debts. When Bahia's father confronts him, the feudal lord tries to rape her, but Yassin stands up to him.
Direction
Ramses Naguib frames oppression like a horror film.
Acting
Lobna Abdel Aziz's silence pierces louder than dialogue.
Cinematography
Black-and-white ashes become characters themselves.
Director
Ramses Naguib
Lobna Abdel Aziz
بهية
Rushdy Abaza
ياسين
Hussein Reyaad
الشيخ عبد الرحيم
Zaki Toleimat
البية
Abdel Moneim Ibrahim
سكر
Rafeaa ElShal
بهانة / ام حبيشة
Ahmed Abaza
حبيشة
Lotfi El Hakim
العمدة
Abdel Moneim Ismail
المعلم جرمون / بائع
Hussain Ismael
فلاح
Mohamed Sobeih
فلاح
Nazim Sharawy
Mohamed Shawqi
بائع
Abdel Aziz Ghonaim
علوان
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Egypt's post-1952 revolutionary fervor, Bahia weaponized cinema for Nasser-era land reform propaganda — yet its rage outlived the politics.
Rushdy Abaza, playing heroic Yassin, became Egypt's biggest star — ironic given his real-life reputation as a playboy aristocrat.
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