The Malatily Bathhouse
1973 · 106 min
Drama
★ 5.5not streaming
The film is an adaptation of a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. The main character, Ahmad, leaves rural eastern Egypt for the city hoping to become economically self-sufficient, gets an apartment for his parents, and obtains a law degree. He and his family are refugees from a town occupied by the Israeli army, Ismaåilia. Ali, the owner of the Malatily Bathhouse, offers to let him stay there for free. Ahmad encounters several characters there, including Naåeema, a prostitute who he becomes obsessed with, and Raouf, a homosexual man.
Crew
- Director Salah Abu Seif
- Writer Mohsen Zayed
- Writer Ismail Waly Eldeen
- Writer Salah Abu Seif
- Director of Photography Abdel Moneim Bahnassy
Cast
Crew
- Director — Salah Abu Seif
- Writer — Mohsen Zayed
- Writer — Ismail Waly Eldeen
- Writer — Salah Abu Seif
- Director of Photography — Abdel Moneim Bahnassy
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