Restored Egyptian Classics · 46th Edition
Night and Jail Bars
Director
Ashraf Fahmy
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1 h 40 min
Language
Arabic
Synopsis
When a power cut strikes the prison director’s home, his wife calls for an inmate to fix it. Ahmed, unjustly imprisoned, arrives, sparking a dangerous emotional connection under flickering light.
Cast
Samira Ahmed, Mahmoud Morsi, Mahmoud Yassin
Screenplay
Mostafa Moharam
Producers
Abdel Salam Moussa
About the Director
He was a distinguished Egyptian director who studied directing in California, USA. He was known for a bold perspective in his films, which were characterized by suspense and mystery, and tackled controversial issues. He began with the film Al-Qatilah (1971), and directed over 50 works, most notably Hatta Akher El-Omr, Leil W Qudban, and La Tas'alni Man Ana. He left a prominent mark on Egyptian cinema during the seventies and eighties.
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