The Malatily Bathhouse
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The film is an adaptation of a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. 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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1973-07-02
Runtime: 106 mins
Director: Salah Abu Seif
Writer: Ismail Waly Eldeen, Mohsen Zayed, Salah Abu Seif
Spoken language: العربية
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Malatily Bathhouse
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Production Countries: Egypt
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