Chafika_et_Metwal

Shafika and Metwali

Shafika and Metwali

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Chafika et Metwal ("Chafika et Metwal"," Shafika and Metwali "," Shafika wa Metwalli(y)" ("شفيقة و متولي") is a 1979 Egyptian drama/romance film starring Souad Hosni and Ahmed Zaki. It was directed and written by Ali Badrakhan from a story by Salah Jahin.[1]

Credits

  • music = Fouad Al Zawaheri
  • montage = Said Sheik
  • released = 1979
  • run-time = 2h.5 minutes
  • country = Egypt
  • language = Arabic

Plot

The film was based on a folktale about brother and sister Shafika and Metwally. Where the wayward sister (Souad Hosni) escapes her petty existence in a small Upper Egyptian village and moves to the city. Chafika's poverty finally takes her to acquire a bad reputation as a belly dancer and kept woman.

Badrakhan gave the story an unconventional socio-political edge by setting it at the middle of the 19th century, when depraved Egyptian Pashas stopped at nothing to increase their wealth and influence, even if it meant trading in their own people's lives and sacrificing others’ integrity.

Cast

Awards

Shafika and Metwally

See also

References

  • " Cinemed, "
  • "Chafika et Metwal at the Internet Movie Database "
  • "Chafika wa Metwally "
  • "معرض صور فيلم شفيقة ومتولى "


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