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Al Warda al-baida (1933)

Al Warda al-baida poster
Original title
الوردة البيضاء
Directed by
Mohammed Karim
Genre
drama film
Country
Kingdom of Egypt
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man falls in love with a woman from a different social class. Their relationship faces obstacles from family and society.

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What happens

The White Rose (Arabic: الوردة البيضاء, translit. Al Warda Al Baida) is a 1933 Egyptian musical romantic drama film directed by Mohammed Karim, the author of the silent film Zaynab. It was the second Egyptian musical film after Ounchoudat al-fouad (1932), the success of which led to the musical as the preferred genre of Egyptian cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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