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Abi foq al-Shagara ()


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A young man is shunned by his friends after he starts an affair with a dancer.

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Abdel Halim Hafez ...
Adel
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Firdaus
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Amaal
Samir Sabri ...
Ashraf
Salah Nazmi ...
Khamis
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amira ...
Ahlam
Nabila El Sayed
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Kamal
Hamed Morsi ...
Abdel Mawjood
Mahmoud Rashad
Nahed Samir

Directed by

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Hussein Kamal

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Yusuf Francis ... (dialogue)
 
Yusuf Francis ... (scenario)
 
Ihsan Abdel Quddous ... (dialogue) (as Ihsan Abd al-Qudus)
 
Ihsan Abdel Quddous ... (scenario) (as Ihsan Abd al-Qudus)
 
Ihsan Abdel Quddous ... (writer) (as Ihsan Abd al-Qudus)
 
Saad Eldin Wahba ... (dialogue) (as Saad al-Din Wahbah)
 
Saad Eldin Wahba ... (scenario) (as Saad al-Din Wahbah)

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Abdel Halim Hafez ... producer

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Ali Ismail

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Wahid Farid

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Rashida Abdel Salam ... (as Rashidah Abd al-Salam)

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Hilmi Azab

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Plot Summary

Adel, a college student majoring in engineering, goes from his home in Cairo to Alexandria to spend a 2-week summer vacation with his friends. While there, he courts his sweetheart Aamal, but she refuses to yield to his requests to spend time alone together. Frustrated, he embarks on an affair with a dancer named Ferdous, and spirals downward into a world of alcohol, gambling, and deception. His friends learn of this, and distance themselves from him. When word gets back to his father Hamid who comes to bring him home, Adel realizes what he must do. Written by Julie Elliot (Shira) imdb@shira.net

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Also Known As
  • Abi fawq al-Shajarah (Egypt, Arabic title)
  • My Father Is on the Tree (United States)
  • My Father Up a Tree
  • Mon père sur l'arbre (Canada, French title)
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  • 142 min
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Trivia The writer of this story, Ihsan Abdel Quddous, often incorporated autobiographical tidbits into his stories. When he was a young man, he had an affair with a dancer which distressed his mother and led her to come retrieve him. In this movie, it is his father who comes to retrieve him. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #20.3 (2007). See more »
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