The Bathhouse of Malatily (1973)

The film is an adaptation of the novel Samar Habib by Ismåeel Walieddin. author of Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and Representations. 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.

Directing:
  • Salah Abouseif
  • عبدالفتاح مدبولي
  • Abdelfattah Madboly
  • Salah Abu Seif

Writing:
  • Salah Abouseif
  • إسماعيل ولي الدين
  • محسن زايد

Stars:
Release Date: 1973-07-02
themoviedb icon 5.7/10
  • Country: EG
  • Language: العربية
  • Runtime: 106

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