Love, class warfare, and ancient Egyptian corpse preservation — what could go wrong?
Being of different social classes, Faidy objects to wedding his daughter Salwa to Samir and agrees to wed her to the well-off Adel. As luck would have it, Samir soon wins the lottery, as it is revealed that Adel is conducting mummification experiments that he plans to use Salwa and her father for.
Direction
Salah Serri commits fully to the tonal whiplash.
Writing
Lottery + mummification = unhinged plotting genius.
Acting
Madiha Kamel sells every absurd twist.
Director
صلاح سري
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1980s Egyptian cinema often blended social realism with sensationalist plots to critique class inequality.
Madiha Kamel was one of Egypt's biggest stars, making her victim role here especially subversive.
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