Egypt,
1958, 73 min
Directed by:
Youssef ChahineCinematography:
Alevise OrfanelliComposer:
Fouad El-ZahryCast:
Farid Shawqi, Hind Rustum, Youssef Chahine, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Abdel Ghani Nagdi, Loufti El Hakim, Abdel Hamid Bodaoha, F. El Demerdache, Said El Araby (more)VOD (1)
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Youssef Chahine directs and stars in this bittersweet, neo-realist drama about a crippled newspaper vendor who falls for a gorgeous lemonade seller. Qinawi (Chahine) is in love with Hanouma (Hind Rostom). But Hanouma is engaged to rugged station worker Abu-Serih (Farid Chawqi). As Abu-Serih attempts to unionize the station workers, Qinawi's fixation on Hanouma crosses the threshold from innocent crush to dangerous obsession. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1958 - Youssef Chahine (Golden Bear for Best Film)