Shafika and Metwali
| Shafika and Metwali | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ali Badrakhan |
| Written by | Salah Jahin |
| Starring | Soad Hosni Ahmed Zaki |
| Cinematography | Abdelhalim Nasr Mohsen Nasr |
| Edited by | Saeed El-Sheikh |
| Music by | Fouad El-Zahery |
Production company | Misr International Films |
| Distributed by | Misr International Films |
Release date |
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| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Chafika et Metwal ("Chafika et Metwal"," Shafika and Metwali "," Shafika wa Metwalli(y)" ("شفيقة و متولي") is a 1979 Egyptian drama/romance film starring Souad Hosni and Ahmed Zaki. It was directed and written by Ali Badrakhan from a story by Salah Jahin.
Plot
[edit]The film was based on a folktale about brother and sister Shafika and Metwally. Where the wayward sister (Souad Hosni) escapes her petty existence in a small Upper Egyptian village and moves to the city. Chafika's poverty finally takes her to acquire a bad reputation as a belly dancer and kept woman.
Badrakhan gave the story an unconventional socio-political edge by setting it at the middle of the 19th century, when depraved Egyptian Pashas stopped at nothing to increase their wealth and influence, even if it meant trading in their own people's lives and sacrificing others’ integrity.
Cast
[edit]- Souad Hosni as Chafika
- Ahmed Zaki as Metwal
- Mahmoud Abdel Aziz as Diab
- Ahmed Mazhar as Tarabishi Bek
- Gamil Ratib as Afandina
- Mahmoud El Guindi
- Ahmed Bedir
- Younes Shalaby
Awards
[edit]- "1980: "Tanit d'Bronze Award" for Ali Badrakhan. Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia."
- "1980: "Golden Montgolfiere Award" for Ali Badrakhan. Nantes Three Continents Festival, France."
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- " Cinemed, [1]"
External links
[edit]- "Chafika et Metwal at the Internet Movie Database [2]"
- "Chafika wa Metwally [3]"
- "معرض صور فيلم شفيقة ومتولى [4]"
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