Category Socio-political struggle

May 29, 2024, Posted in Socio-political struggle | No comments

Three Stories (1968)

— 118 min - Drama, Socio-Political Struggle - 12 February 1968

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The film combines 3 separate stories .. The first story (Dunia Allah) to Naguib Mahfouz and starring Salah Mansour and Nahed Sharif .. Tell the story of a courier in a government service approached the age of the pension did not enjoy his life at all decides to embezzlement of employees salaries and travel to Alexandria with one of the girls on the street to enjoy several weeks He was convinced that he did not harm anyone because all the employees did not need a salary except for one employee who was burdened with social burdens.

Director:  Ibrahim Al-Sahn (first story), Hassan Reda (second story) and Muhammad Nabih (...

May 11, 2024, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

The Black Market (1945)

— 105:29 min - Drama, Socio-political struggle - 2 January 1945

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A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.

Director:  Kamil al-Tilmissani

Writers:  Kamel Al-Tlemcen and Bayram Al-Tunisi

Stars:  Aqeela Ratib (Najia), Imad Hamdi (Hamid), Zaki Rustom (Abu Mahmoud), Abdel Fattah Al-Qasri (Sayyid Al-Baqal), Muhammad Kamal Al-Mas...

May 11, 2024, Posted in Uncategorized

Diary of a Country Prosecutor (1969)

— 110 min - Drama, Socio-Political Struggle, Political Corruption - 24 February 1969

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Based on the novel by Egyptian writer Tawfiq al-Hakim, 1937, Diary of A Country Prosecutor records the daily activities and tribulations of a public official appointed to act as a village justice in the countryside.

Director:  Tawfiq Saleh

Writers:  Tawfiq Saleh and Alfred Faraj

Stars:  Ahmed Abdel Halim (prosecutor), Rawya Ashour (Reem), Tawfiq Al-Daqen (the warden), Abdel Azim Abdel Haq (Sheikh Asfour), Muhammad Murshid (Assistant Prosecutor), Rashad Hamed (Center Assistant), Mahmoud Kamel (the sergeant), Hassan Mustafa (the judge)...

September 19, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

El Último Vagón (2023)

PG-13 95 min - Drama, Comedy, Family & Socio-political struggle - 26 May 2023

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Ekal and his family live on a cross-country railway, as his father works in repairing and building railways, which prevents the family and the boy from settling in one place for a while. However, at the last stop, Ekal meets Chico, Valeria and Torto, who are friends who are students of Georgina, a teacher who does everything possible for her students to learn despite the precarious conditions. But just when everything seems to have settled down for Ekal at school, a new threat arrives, an inspector from the Ministry of Education, who has the task of closing down the rural schools...

September 19, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Muallim (2021)

— 94 min - Drama, History, Socio-Political Sstruggle - 18 November 2021

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After completing his studies in France, young Ali gets exiled to an Anatolian town, where he becomes a teacher and begins to question his own beliefs.

Director:  Müslim Şahin

Writers:  Müslim Şahin, Ahmet Tezcan

Stars:  Taylan Dora Güven, Melih Selçuk, Sevtap Özaltun, Ruhi Sarı, Halit Karaata, Yigit Çelebi, Levent Sülün, Kerim Yağcı, Barış Hayta, Tuğçe Tanıl, Batuhan Ekşi, Engin Yüksel, Ayaz Gülşen, Sertaç Ekici, Şendoğan Öksüz, Hakan Karaman, Uğur Arslanoğlu

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June 21, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Charming the Hearts of Men (2021)

— 107 min - Drama, Racism, Socio-political struggle, Woman Rights - 13 August 2021

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A romantic drama set during the politically charged early 60s where a sophisticated woman returns to her Southern home town and discovers her options are limited yet discrimination is plentiful. With the help of a Congressional ally, she inspires historic legislation which allows opportunities and protections never before afforded to women.

Director:  S.E. DeRose

Writers:  S.E. DeRose

Stars:  Anna Friel, Sean Astin, Kelsey Grammer, Tina Ivlev, Aml Ameen, Hendrix Yancey

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April 6, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

التقرير (2024)

— 99 min - Comedy, social conflict, Socio-political struggle - 15 September 2024

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Azmi, an honest man, loses his job due to the widespread corruption in the public sector. Determined to prove his innocence, he decides to reveal various cases of corruption.

Director:  Duraid Lahham

Writers:  Muhammad Al-Maghout

Stars:  Duraid Lahham, Raghda, Mona Wasef, Christine Choueiri, Omar Hajjo, Shaker Brekhan, Abdel Salam Al-Tayeb, Ahmed Rafi, Abbas Al-Nouri, Muhammad Tarakji, Sherif Al-Sayed

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Azmi, an honest man, loses his job due to the widespread ...

March 7, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Visitor at Dawn (1973)

— 125 min - Drama, Socio-political struggle, Crime, Thriller, Mystery - 1 January 1973

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Rescue police receives a report on the killing of a leftist journalist in her apartment. The prosecutor moves to the scene of the incident and tries to reach the murderer.

Director:  Mamduh Shukry

Writers:  Mamduh Shukry, Rafiq Saban

Stars:  Ezzat ElAlaili, Magda ElKhatib, Shukry Sarhan, Taheya Cariocca, Yousuf Shaaban, Madiha Kamel, Saeed Saleh

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Rescue police receives a report on the killing of a leftist journalist in her apartment...

March 1, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

Last Tango in Paris (1972)

— 129 min - Drama, Romance - 14 October 1972

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A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

Director:  Bernardo Bertolucci

Stars:  Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Catherine Breillat, Veronica Lazăr, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Gitt Magrini, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Maria Michi, Giovanna Galletti, Catherine Allégret, Luce Marquand, Massimo Girotti, Catherine Sola, Mauro Marchetti, Rachel Kesterber, Armand Abplanalp

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A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

February 12, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)

— 157 min - Crime, Drama, Political corruption, Socio-political struggle - 24 February 2022

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Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in.

Director:  Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Writers:  Sanjay Leela Bhansali Utkarshini Vashishtha

Stars:  Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Shantanu Maheshwari, Indira Tiwari, Seema Pahwa, Vijay Raaz, Jim Sarbh, Chhaya Kadam, Anmol Kajani, Rahul Vohra, Huma Qureshi, Varun Kapoor, Chum Darang, Raza Murad, Prashant Kumar, Mitali Jagtap, Pallavi Jadhav, Kruti Saxena, Sonal Sagore, Baldev Tehran, Jahangir Khan, Faiz Kh...