Drama · Egypt · 1961 · 1h 30m

Why Am I Living

لماذا أعيش

Director

Cast

Shoukry Sarhan as صلاح درويش Soad Hosny as نبيلة Mohsen Sarhan as مصطفى Zouzou Nabil as أمينه والدة صلاح Kamal Salah ElDein as الوجه الجديد جميل Nagwa Fouad as الراقصة ابتسام

Crew

محمود فهمي — Director of Photography Abdel Ghani Qamar — Writer Kamal Salah ElDein — Producer

Tagline

Lematha A'eish

Synopsis

A good-hearted young man who's his family's sole source of financial support falls in love with his neighbor, all while he has to resist the temptations of the leader of a gang specializing in customs clearance. Will he succumb to the temptations or preserve his morality?

Mood & Themes

black and white

Key Collaborators

Ibrahim Emara Director محمود فهمي Director of Photography Abdel Ghani Qamar Writer Kamal Salah ElDein Producer

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