A 14-year-old girl in 1948 Palestine watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe consumes her home. Read More
Imam was a poor young man who had come from his village to complete his higher education in Cairo. He rented a small room from a shafhat who was the owner of a grain mill. She was attracted to the imam and they had an affair, but he was really in love with Salwa, who was the daughter of an acquaintance of his father in Cairo. Shafhat threatened him and called the police, accusing him of stealing her jewellery. Description from the University of Texas Library
Based on the life and legend of Antarah ibn Shaddad, a 6th century poet and hero whose poetic works are considered among the greatest in the Arab language.
Hamam is a poor Arabic language teacher who gets sacked from a girls' elementary school for not being able to control mischievous students. He feels pessimistic about everything in life,but his freind,an employee working for a pasha finds him a job as a private teacher for his only daughter Laila in order to help her pass an exam. Laila treats Hamam like a friend and helps him to appreciate life and enjoy its qualities,and the man soon is drawn to her.
