Abdel Halim Hafez

  • Mohamed Khan – Zawgat Ragoul Mohem AKA The Wife of an Important Man (1987)

    1981-1990DramaEgyptMohamed Khan

    Starring Ahmed Zaki and Mervat Amin, the film’s importance comes from it’s storyline written by Raouf Tawfik, it discusses a bold and sensitive subject for Middle Eastern societies, the concept of power and it’s relationship with the individual. The films that have discussed this subject in earnest are rare and in between especially in Egyptian cinema, because of censorship and intimidation, and even the films that have previously discussed the issue of authority and power abuse have only touched it from a political view, ignoring the psychological aspects.
    The wife of an Important man stands in opposition to this school of thought.
    In the film, we are shown two of the most important characters in Khan’s filmography.Read More »

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