The Bathhouse of Malatily (1973)
The film is an adaptation of the novel Samar Habib by Ismåeel Walieddin. author of Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and Representations. 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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Salah Abouseif
- عبدالفتاح مدبولي
- Abdelfattah Madboly
- Salah Abu Seif
Writing:
- Salah Abouseif
- إسماعيل ولي الدين
- محسن زايد
Stars:
Release Date: 1973-07-02
5.7/10
5.7/10
- Country: EG
- Language: العربية
- Runtime: 106
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رؤوف الرسام
نعيمة
احمد طاهر عبد السلام
رؤوف الرسام
Naima
Raouf the painter
زوجة المعلم
احمد طاهر عبد السلام
Antar
Nabawiyah
Ahmed Taher Abdel Salam
the narrator
Um Ahmed
Hassanein
