A father keeps his principles in rural Egypt while power seduces his son in Cairo. Mohamed is a puppeteer, a buffoon whose shows dramatize the promise of Nasser’s socialist revolution. He’s a widower with one son, Bahlool, whom he sends to university at great financial and emotional sacrifice. In Cairo, Bahlool becomes the protege of a corrupt pasha, marries the pasha’s daughter, and sets his sights on Parliament. Meanwhile, his father falls in love with Enaam, a spirited carnival worker. He continues to pray for Bahlool, hoping to rekindle ethics and revolutionary ideals in the young man, until his son’s ambitions put Enaam at risk. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.5/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 1989 | |
Runtime: | 125 min | |
Cast: | Omar Sharif Mervat Amin Hesham Selim Salwa Khattab | |
Crew: | Hany Lasheen | |
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