The Wife of an Important Man

1988 Egyptian film
  • January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11)
Running time
115 MinutesCountryEgyptLanguageArabic

The Wife of an Important Man (Arabic: زوجة رجل مهم, translit. zawgat ragol mohim) is a 1988 Egyptian drama film directed by Mohamed Khan. Starring Ahmad Zaki and Mervat Amin, the film tells us the story of the rise and fall of a police officer during the regime of Anwar El Sadat. It is one of the Top 100 Egyptian films.[1]

Synopsis

When Mona marries the seemingly decent police officer Hisham, she finds out there is more into him than what he shows to the people.

Cast

  • Ahmad Zaki as Hesham
  • Mervat Amin as Mona
  • Abdel Halim Hafez as Himself (archive footage)
  • Hassan Hosny
  • Zizi Mustafa
  • Nahed Samir

Reception

It received the Silver Award at the Damascus Film Festival in 1987, and was screened in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival in 1987.[2] Was also screened at the Montreal, Valencia, Tetouan, Digne, Istanbul and Nantes Film Festivals in 1987 and 1988.

References

  1. ^ "Top 100 Egyptian Films (CIFF)". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  2. ^ "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-18.

External links

  • The Wife of an Important Man at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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