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Plot

Youssef Chahine directs and stars in this bittersweet, neo-realist drama about a crippled newspaper vendor who falls for a gorgeous lemonade seller. Qinawi (Chahine) is in love with Hanouma (Hind Rostom). But Hanouma is engaged to rugged station worker Abu-Serih (Farid Chawqi). As Abu-Serih attempts to unionize the station workers, Qinawi's fixation on Hanouma crosses the threshold from innocent crush to dangerous obsession.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Drama,Foreign
Run Time:
75min.
Theatrical Release Date:
09/01/1997
DVD Release Date:
02/16/2010
Director(s):
Youssef Chahine
Themes:
Wedding Bells,Infidelity,Intersecting Lives
Tone:
Bittersweet,Sweeping
Keywords:
anti-hero,fiancee,railroad-station,sexual-frustration,vendor
Language:
Arabic