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Movie · 1958

Cairo Station

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Social realism Class struggle Obsessive desire Psychological tension Claustrophobic Tragic

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Release
1958
Runtime
77 min

Synopsis

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.

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