Review by ramy-10

El-Haram, known in English as "The Sin" 1965. The movie describe the life of a poor women that loses her son, family and her life due to a brutal rap from a guard, but the society can't allow her to have a normal life after that, which after her death become one of the symbol of her village. The movie that was chosen as one of the five best movies ever made in Egypt.

It was nominated in Cannes festival and was welcomed during the presentation by all critics and the audience. In 1965, the newspaper "Le Monde" wrote, we have attracted to this movie due to the true picture that reflects the suffering of this village, the picture is not about a problem for one individual, it's about the reflection of everything surround her, from people to culture. It was magnificent piece of work that we have not seen previously from Egyptian movies presented in this festival. Critic George Sadol in another newspaper emphasized same comment.

In Egypt, some Egyptian critics believe it is the most important film in Egyptian cinema. It 's one special movie you should see for Faten Hamama and director Henry Barakat.