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Restored Egyptian Classics · 46th Edition

The Beggar

Director

Hossam El Din Mostafa

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2 h 18 min

Language

Arabic

Synopsis

 Omar is a successful lawyer and a happy husband with two daughters. He's being chased by existential questions regarding life. Throughout his middle life crisis he is torn between the nightlife as he has never experienced before and the spiritual honest life society expects of him. 

Cast

Mahmoud Moursy,  Ahmad Mazhar,  Maryam Fakhruddin,  Nelly,  Shouweikar

Screenplay

Ahmed Abbas Saleh 

Producers

Gamal Madkour 

About the Director

 Hossam El Din Mostafa, one of the most famous Egyptian film directors, studied film directing in the United States. He participated as an assistant in the movie "The Ten Commandments" in 1956, directed by Cecil DeMille. He directed 100 films from 1956 to 1994. He passed away in 2000 at the age of 74. 

Screenings

Sun 16 Nov · 15:00 – 17:18 Opera House - Hanager Cinema