1973
- Drama
- Romance
The Bathhouse of Malatily
Hammam al malatily
حمام الملاطيلي
Runtime
1h 46m
Countries
- EG
- Egypt
Languages
- ar
The film is an adaptation of the novel Samar Habib by Ismåeel Walieddin. author of Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and Representations. 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.
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StatusReleased
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Release dateJuly 2, 1973
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Original LanguageArabic