The Malatily Bathhouse (1973)

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.

Genre : Drama

Actors : Shams El-Barudy, Yousuf Shaaban, Muhammad al-Arabi, Nemat Mokhtar, Fayez Halawa, Naima ElSoghier, Abdel Ghani El Nagdi, Souad Nasr

Release Date : 1973-07-02

Duration : 106 menit

Rating : ⭐ 5.5/10 (11 votes)