Zeinab, a simple worker in a farm falls in love with her supervisor but she is forced by her family to marry a rich man
Acting
Bahiga Hafez's expressive eyes carry entire silent-adjacent scenes
Direction
Karim merges European melodrama with Egyptian folk storytelling
Director
Mohammed Karim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Egypt's first talkie dares to ask: what if poverty AND patriarchy both suck?
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