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.
Title | Cairo Station |
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Year | 1958 |
Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Country | Egypt |
Studio | Al-Ahramm Studios, Gabriel Talhami Film |
Cast | Farid Shawqy, Hind Rostom, Youssef Chahine, Hassan El Baroudy, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Ahmed Abaza |
Crew | Youssef Chahine (Director), Gabriel Telhami (Producer), Mohamed Abu Youssef (Dialogue), Fouad El-Zahry (Original Music Composer), Alevise Orfanelli (Director of Photography), Kamal Abul Ela (Editor) |
Keyword | cairo, obsession, knife, violence against women, lemonade, working class, train, sexual repression, railway station, workers union, newspaper seller, gender violence |
Release | Jul 31, 1958 |
Runtime | 86 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.37 / 10 by 116 users |
Popularity | 27 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | العربية |