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Cast
Shoukry Sarhan
as Morsy - مرسي
Nahed Jabr
as Zeinab - زينب
Abdallah Ghaith
as Awad - عوض
Abdelalim Khattab
as Hassanin - حسنين
Salah Nazmi
as Mayor - العمدة
Mahmoud Yassin
as Mamdouh El-Shenwany - ممدوح الشنواني
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
as Hussein - Abu Zeinab - حسين - أبو زينب
Hussein Asar
as Al-Shinawani - Abu Mamdouh - الشنواني - أبو ممدوح
Mohamed Abaza
as Ahmed - أحمد
Hussain Ismael
as Atwa - عطوة
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1969
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageArabic
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorHelmy Halim
WritersMageed Tubia, Helmy Halim
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHikaya min Baladina
About Hikaya min Baladina
The mayor of an Upper Egyptian village has monopoly over beans which harms the simple villagers while getting high profits for the mayor. As one of the villagers stands up to the mayor and rallies the people, they decide to gather money to monopolize beans themselves.
Directed by Helmy Halim, Hikaya min Baladina leans on a strong ensemble — Shoukry Sarhan, Nahed Jabr, Abdallah Ghaith — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1969.
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