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The Bathhouse of Malatily

Movie"Hammam Al Malatily"
Audience Score
57
The Bathhouse of Malatily
NR 1 hr 46 minDrama
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.
DirectorSalah Abu Seif
WritersIsmail Waly EldeenMohsen ZayedSalah Abu Seif

Movie Details

Original Language:Arabic
Movie Tags:
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