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.
- Salah Abu Seif
- Abdel Fattah Madbouly
- Mohamed Salah Abu Saif
- Salah Abu Seif
- Ismail Waly Eldeen
- Mohsen Zayed
Rating: 5.7/10 by 9 users
Alternative Title:
Hammam al-Malatily - EG
Hammam Al Malatily - EG
Country:
Egypt
Language:
العربية
Runtime: 01 hour 46 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: romance, gay theme
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