The Malatily Bathhouse

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 2, 1973

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic

Countries

Egypt

Cast

Mohamed El Arabi,Said Khalil,Nahed Samir,Galeela Mahmoud,Ibrahim Qadry,Ahmad Bedir,Ali Mostafa,Fayez Halawa,Abdel Ghani El Nagdi,Nemat Mokhtarand 5 more

Director

Salah Abu Seif

Writer

Salah Abu Seif,Ismail Waly Eldeen,Mohsen Zayed

Producer

Salah Abu Seif

Cinematography

Abdel Moneim Bahnassy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0068672