Storyline
The film is an adaptation of a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. The main character, Ahmad, leaves rural eastern Egypt for the city hoping to become economically self-sufficient, gets an apartment for his parents, and obtains a law degree. He and his family are refugees from a town occupied by the Israeli army, Ismaåilia. Ali, the owner of the Malatily Bathhouse, offers to let him stay there for free. Ahmad encounters several characters there, including Naåeema, a prostitute who he becomes obsessed with, and Raouf, a homosexual man.
Cast & Crew
Shams El-Barudy
Naima
Lead
Yousuf Shaaban
Raouf the painter
Mohamed El Arabi
Ahmed Taher Abdel Salam
Nemat Mokhtar
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Fayez Halawa
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Naima ElSoghier
Nabawiyah
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
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Souad Nasr
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Salah Abu Seif's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Malatily Bathhouse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
