The Bathhouse of Malatily

The Bathhouse of Malatily (1973)

Released: 1973-07-02 Duration: 1hr 46min
Genres: Drama
Rating 5.7
Hammam Al Malatily

Overview

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.

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Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language ar
Popularity 2.078

Directed By

Salah Abu Seif

Crew

Director
Salah Abu Seif
Writer
Mohsen Zayed
Producer
Salah Abu Seif
Director of Photography
Abdel Moneim Bahnassy

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