The Malatily Bathhouse

1973 • 1h 46m • Drama

5.5(11 votes)

The film is an adaptation of a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. 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.

Director

Salah Abu Seif

Writers

Mohsen Zayed, Ismail Waly Eldeen, Salah Abu Seif

Status

Released