The Wife of an Important Man (1987)
"Zawgat ragol mohim" (original title)

Director:

Mohamed Khan

Stars:

Ahmed Zaki, Mervat Amin, Abdel Halim Hafez

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Ahmed Zaki	...	Hesham
Mervat Amin	...	Mona
Abdel Halim Hafez	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hassan Hosny
Zizi Mustafa
Nahed Samir

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

schoolgirl | repression | neighbor | suicide | police state | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Egypt

Language:

Arabic

Release Date:

July 1987 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

The Wife of an Important Man

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie played inside the theater is _Banat el youm(1957)_.

User Reviews

A masterpiece

A masterpiece.. one my favorite khan and Zaki films. Khan being one of the pioneers of Egyptian neo-realism executed the script with style and grace.. his unusual use of jump cuts and close ups were ahead of his time. The film tells the story of Hesham a corrupt police officer who gets fired after a national investigation in the 70's cannot deal with society after being unable to exercise power on others, and his romantic wife Mona who suffers from the over controlling and manipulative relationship.

After "ahlam, hend and Kamilia" this film is definitely one of my Khan favorites. Mervat Amin, a very underrated actress and a 70's sex symbol showed great talent and was surprisingly not overshadowed by Ahmed Zaki's genius. This outstanding thriller needs to be translated and uploaded on youtube. So many Egyptian gems are hidden and not given enough attention.