The Postman

Abbas, a resident of Cairo, is appointed by the government to hold the office of supervisor in a post office in a small village in Upper Egypt.

The Sparrow

Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman.

The Second Wife

A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.

A Beginning and an Ending

A film that portrays the lives of the members of an Egyptian family: three brothers, their sister Nefeesa and their mother after the father’s death. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

The Impossible

Helmy's father forces him to marry someone he doesn't love. When his father dies, Helmy decides to break free. He meets Nany, the gentle helpless girl, then he meets the lawyer Fatima, a liberal who claims to be cultured.

A Widow with Three Daughters

When Mafouz dies, his partner Diab seizes his share, which leaves Mahfouz's family living in poverty. Gawdat, Zahra's fiancé, sleeps with her after she surrenders in the hope that they will get married quickly, but his mother forces him to leave Zahra after their financial situation deteriorates.

Om Hashim's Lamp

This 1968 film adaptation of Yahya Haqqi's 1943 novel "The Lamp of Om Hashem" explores the liminal space between the modern and traditional worlds. Set in one of Cairo's densely-populated neighborhoods, Sayyida Zeinab, the film showcases beautiful scenes from city life.

I Won't Confess

Four months after Ahmed was the chief witness in a murder case, his wife receives a blackmail letter accusing him of the crime.

Amal

Hussein's family objects to his relationship with dancer Suhair, but he marries her, and she gives birth to Amal. Hussein goes to his family to tell them that he had a daughter. On the way to share this news, he is hit by a car. Before he dies, he tells his uncle about his wife and asks him to help his newly born daughter Amal. However, the uncle becomes a trustee of Hussein's will and covets it.