Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Lovers' Call (1960)

Lovers' Call poster
Original title
نداء العشاق
Directed by
Youssef Chahine
Genre
drama, crime
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman fall deeply in love, but their relationship faces obstacles from family or society. The story follows their struggle to be together in 1960s Egypt.

romanticdramaticemotionalintensepassionatemelodramaticclassicsad

What happens

L'Appel des amants (نداء العشاق, Nida al ouchchaq), est un mélodrame égyptien réalisé par Youssef Chahine et sorti en 1960. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?