A journalist tries to 'save' a woman from sin—then discovers society was the real villain all along.
A career-focused journalist crosses paths with Noura, a good-hearted young woman who suffers from societal pressures and issues. As Mahmoud tries to save her from going down a path of sin, he learns the story of her family and her struggle to provide for her ill sister.
Acting
Nelly's performance carries devastating silent dignity.
Direction
Zulfiqar frames Cairo's class divide like a wound.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes 'respectability' brilliantly.
Director
Mahmoud Zulfiqar
Kamal Al-Shenawy
محمود حمدي
Nelly
نورا
Nagwa Fouad
حورية
Adel Adham
فارس
Bader El Den Jamgome
فؤاد - المحرر الفني
Kariman
زينب - السكرتيرة
Youssef Wahby
والد / محمود
Eskandar Mansy
مصطفي
Abbas Rahmy
احمد بهجت - قاضي
Fifi Youssef
Hussain Ismael
رواد الملهى الليلي
Amaal Sherif
فتاة الملهى
Ibrahim Heshmat
وزير الداخلية
Mokhtar El Sayed
عبدالسلام
Samir Waley Eldein
المحامي
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Nasser's Egypt, the film critiques 'respectable' society while skirting direct political targets—surviving censorship through gendered allegory.
Nelly was typecast as the virtuous sufferer after this; she reportedly hated it and fought for comedy roles for years.
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