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  • Beggars and Proud Ones (1991)
  • 92 min | Drama, Mystery
Beggars and Proud Ones (1991)
92 min | Drama, Mystery
The setting is Cairo in June of 1945, during the last days of the Second World War. Gohar, a former university professor, encounters a young prostitute in an empty brothel and kills her in a moment of insanity. Assigned to the murder case,...See moreThe setting is Cairo in June of 1945, during the last days of the Second World War. Gohar, a former university professor, encounters a young prostitute in an empty brothel and kills her in a moment of insanity. Assigned to the murder case, police inspector Nour El-Din stays on Gohar's trail hoping for a confrontation and confession of the crime. In this remarkable adaptation of the novel by Albert Cossery, both the detective and the criminal are faces with startling realizations as one closes in on the other. Written by Ryan Davis, AFD See less
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Director
Asmaa El-Bakry
Writers
Albert Cossery (novel) | Hossam Zakaria
Composer
Mustafa Nagi
Cinematographer
Ramses Marzouk
Editor
Rahma Montasser
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Updated Dec 31, 1991
Release date
1991 (Egypt)
Awards
1 win

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