El-Toot wa el-Nabboot

Film is based on final part of Nagib Mahfooz's novel "Al-Harafish." Set in old Cairo during era of thugs and larrikins, the bully Hassunah el-Sab (Hamdi Ghaith) imposes large taxes on the ne... Read allFilm is based on final part of Nagib Mahfooz's novel "Al-Harafish." Set in old Cairo during era of thugs and larrikins, the bully Hassunah el-Sab (Hamdi Ghaith) imposes large taxes on the neighborhood's residents and goes to extremes in his oppression and humiliation. Hassunah op... Read allFilm is based on final part of Nagib Mahfooz's novel "Al-Harafish." Set in old Cairo during era of thugs and larrikins, the bully Hassunah el-Sab (Hamdi Ghaith) imposes large taxes on the neighborhood's residents and goes to extremes in his oppression and humiliation. Hassunah oppresses the family of Ashoor el-Nagi (Izzat el-Alayli), whose circumstances fluctuate betw... Read all