The Street Player
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73% Critic Match

The Street Player

7.3 / 10 1983 1h 49mNR Arabic
Drama

Storyline

Fares, a shoe factory worker, has only one passion in life: football. He lives a humble life in a chaotic neighborhood where he plays street football to increase his income. However, neither his marriage nor his job is stable enough. He goes through a lot of problems due to his lack of self-discipline with his divorced wife and his son.

Cast & Crew

Adel Emam

Adel Emam

Fares

Lead
Ferdoos Abdel Hamid

Ferdoos Abdel Hamid

Dalal

Nagah El-Mogui

Nagah El-Mogui

Abdalla

Abdallah Farghaly

Abdallah Farghaly

Rizk

Zizi Mostafa

Zizi Mostafa

Aziza

AM

Abdullah Mahmoud

Mokhtar

Hamdy El Wazeer

Hamdy El Wazeer

Mohsen

Sabry Abdelmonem

Sabry Abdelmonem

Officer

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mohamed Khan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Street Player is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker