The Shame

Oct 11, 1982

2h 3m

★ 7.6

Overview

A family inherits their father's drug business which leads to their undoing.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

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Cast

كمال

Nour El-Sherif

د. عادل

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

شكري - رئيس النيابة

Hussein Fahmy

روقة

Noura

أصيلة أم الأولاد

Amina Rizk

ليلى

Elham Shahein

الحاج عبدالتواب

Abdelbadie El Araby

فؤاد بك - التاجر الكبير

Salah Nazmi

تاجر مخدرات بالنيابة

Mohamed Abu Hashish

مجدي

Tariq Al Dussoki

تاجر مخدرات بالنيابة

Motawie Eweiss

المعلم هوبري

Mohey ElDein Abdel Mohsen

Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

6.9

The Treasure: Truth & Imagination

Aug 31, 2017

The events revolve around three eras: the Pharaonic era, the Mamluk era, and the first half of the 20th century. The events revolve around corruption and the power of some clerics over the ages to power and false and bad dealings with the people, and how to involve religion in politics in order to obtain positions. That there are clerics deliberately coloring and counterfeiting in this period of time to be the strongest and maintain their positions.

6.2

The Sinners

Sep 23, 1976

Actress Sanaa Kamel is found murdered on her bed, and an investigation starts, taking into account everyone of the guests she hosted at her apartment the night she was killed: her jealous fiancé, a school instructor, a corrupt market manager, one of Sanaa's friends who works as a contractor, and a stud who was Sanaa's secret lover. As the investigation progresses, all the conclusions about the characters are always under question.

4.5

Sea Shadow

Nov 17, 2011

Mansoor, a 16 year-old teenager, living in a coastal "freej" (an Emirati neighborhood), has strong feelings for 16 year-old girl Kaltham. But culture and tradition, as well as family hardship, make it difficult for him to express his feelings. A conversation with his "know-it-all" friend convinces him that a gift is the best way to express love, and so, he begins to look for ways to save money for the gift without arousing the suspicion of his family and friends.

6.4

Goodnight

Jun 25, 2017

The story of the film, in a different context of a successful and wealthy engineer named Hossam Khedive, but recently suffers from problems in his natural life resort to alternative life through a new device enters the world of dreams.

6.7

A Man in Our House

Apr 17, 1961

Rebel Ibrahim Hamdy assassinates a pro-colonial Prime Minister but is arrested and hides with a fellow university student, who initially refuses but eventually accepts him. Abdul Hamid Khatib meets Samia and her cousin, and Ibrahim uses the situation to hasten Samia’s marriage, which she rejects. Nawal, the youngest daughter, becomes the liaison between Ibrahim and his colleagues, helping him escape. Abdul Hamid tries to inform the political police of Ibrahim’s location, but Samia stops him. The head of the political police suspects them and punishes them to find Ibrahim. Ibrahim refuses to leave the country, returning to fight colonialism and participating in an operation.

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5.0

The Wedding of Zein

Jan 2, 1976

Everyone in his village believes that Zein is a simpleton, a half-wit, an amiable buffoon. Thus, his braying laughter and public declarations of love for village maidens only win laughter rather than anger, beatings or worse. However, Haneen, a wandering Muslim holy man, perceives something more in this figure of fun: genuine piety and an inner radiance, marked by a powerful spiritual intelligence. One other person sees more in Zein than most do- the beautiful, pious and sedate young girl in the village.

6.0

Journey of a Lifetime

Nov 11, 1974

A very conservative man meets a young passionate woman during his holiday in Alexandria . A journey that changed the course of his life

5.5

48 hours in Israel

Jan 28, 1998

Amal raises her brother Nasr after the death of her father and husband in an Israeli raid on Suez in 1956. Nasr grows up and joins the Egyptian intelligence and travels to Greece to obtain an important microfilm, but he disappears after being kidnapped. However, he manages to hide the microfilm. Amal decides to travel to Greece to search for her brother. Both the Egyptian intelligence and the Israeli intelligence (Mossad) monitor Amal to obtain the microfilm, and the events of the film continue.

6.5

House No. 13

Sep 23, 1952

Sherif visits a psychiatrist for his illness who exploits him to commit a murder by hypnotism.

6.3

Empire M

Nov 6, 1972

Well off widow working Mother "Mona" is struggling raising 6 kids at different ages ranging from elementary school to University graduating students. The day she thinks to bring a new husband home proves to be a very difficult task.

6.9

Bit of Fear

Feb 3, 1969

Based on Tharwat Abaza's short story, 'Shey min al Khawf' takes place in a rural Egyptian village. Atris' reign of terror on the villagers is put to the test when a public act of defiance is carried out by Fu'ada, the object of his affection.

0.0

The Rebels

Jan 2, 1968

A sick doctor is admitted to an isolated sanatorium located in the middle of a desolate desert. As a patient, he becomes aware of the discrepancy that exists between the conditions of the privileged patients, who are well-treated, and the poor ones, who particularly suffer from a lack of water. With the help of the doctor, the poor patients rebel and undertake to restore justice and order in the hospital.

6.8

Salama Is Fine

Nov 29, 1937

A courier is sent to deposit a cash amount to the bank but he arrives late. He goes to a hotel to spend the night and keeps the money in the hotel safe, but he gets confused with the Prince of Kandahar and who admires him and insists on keeping this confusion to reveal his enemies.

7.1

Excuse My French

Jan 19, 2014

A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.

7.0

Jamila, the Algerian

Dec 9, 1958

Djamila, a young Algerian woman living with her brother Hadi and her uncle Mustafa in the Casbah district of Algiers under the French occupation of Algeria, sees the full extent of injustice, tyranny and cruelty on his compatriots by French soldiers. Jamila's nationalist spirit will be strengthened when French forces invade her university to arrest her classmate Amina who commits suicide by ingesting poison. Shortly after the prominent Algerian guerrilla leader Youssef takes refuge with her, she realizes that her uncle Mustafa is part of this network of anti-colonial rebel fighters. Her uncle linked her to the National Liberation Front (FLN). A series of events illustrate Jamila's participation in resistance operations against the occupier before she was finally captured and tortured. Finally, despite the efforts of her French lawyer, Jamila is sentenced to death...

5.4

The Baby Doll Night

May 28, 2008

Hossam, an Egyptian tour guide working in the US, comes to Egypt on vacation during New Year's Eve and hopes to spend a romantic night with his wife in their hotel. Unbeknownst to him, Awadain the terrorist who has other plans for the hotel that night.

7.0

Karnak

Dec 29, 1975

In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.

5.4

Return My Heart

Dec 10, 1957

In Egypt forties and before the 14th of July revolution in 1952, a poor family lives in a prince's palace where the father works as a gardener. The family has two children Ali and Hassan. Ali grows up liking the prince's daughter who loves him too. Now grown ups, they realize how impossible this love story is. Joining the army, Ali fights in Palestine while the brother joins the police and is part of the King's guards. Ali gets back from Palestine and joins the secret military movement that will soon rule Egypt, The Free Officers. The revolution starts and the Free Officers are now in charge, putting Ali against his brother as a guard for the king and also against his lover, the prince's daughter as the revolution will confiscate all her family's wealth.

7.1

Love Above Pyramid's Plateau

Jan 2, 1986

The film puts the lights on the struggle of youngsters to afford a proper life for marriage. Through their small incomes, and the ordeal of finding a house in crowded Cairo, so it follows a young couple's longing for their simpliest dreams - to be together.

Cast

كمال

Nour El-Sherif

د. عادل

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

شكري - رئيس النيابة

Hussein Fahmy

روقة

Noura

أصيلة أم الأولاد

Amina Rizk

ليلى

Elham Shahein

الحاج عبدالتواب

Abdelbadie El Araby

فؤاد بك - التاجر الكبير

Salah Nazmi

تاجر مخدرات بالنيابة

Mohamed Abu Hashish

مجدي

Tariq Al Dussoki

تاجر مخدرات بالنيابة

Motawie Eweiss

المعلم هوبري

The Shame

Overview

Genres

The Shame Trailers

Cast

Nour El-Sherif

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Hussein Fahmy

Noura

Amina Rizk

Elham Shahein

Abdelbadie El Araby

Salah Nazmi

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Tariq Al Dussoki

Motawie Eweiss

Mohey ElDein Abdel Mohsen

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Karnak

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Love Above Pyramid's Plateau

The Shame Trailers

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The Beginning and the End

The Treasure: Truth & Imagination

The Sinners

Sea Shadow

Goodnight

A Man in Our House

The Wedding of Zein

Journey of a Lifetime

48 hours in Israel

House No. 13

Empire M

Bit of Fear

The Rebels

Salama Is Fine

Excuse My French

Jamila, the Algerian

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Karnak

Return My Heart

Love Above Pyramid's Plateau

Cast

Nour El-Sherif

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Hussein Fahmy

Noura

Amina Rizk

Elham Shahein

Abdelbadie El Araby

Salah Nazmi

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Tariq Al Dussoki

Motawie Eweiss

Mohey ElDein Abdel Mohsen