Underplayed Gems

Every Home Has a Man (1949)

Every Home Has a Man poster
Original title
كل بيت له راجل
Directed by
Ahmed Kamel Morsi
Genre
drama film
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman's husband dies, and she and her daughter both fall in love with the same man. The daughter is heartbroken when she learns her mother is involved with him.

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What happens

Kul Bayt Lahu Rajel (Arabic: كل بيت له راجل, Every House Has Its Man) is a 1949 Egyptian drama film. It starred Abdel Alim Khattab, Faten Hamama, Mahmoud El Meliguy, and Amina Rizk. The film was directed by Ahmed Morsi. The film is about a man who dies leaving behind a widow and her daughter. One day, the mother meets a man, who she later falls in love with. Her daughter also loves him, and is devastated after discovering that she left her boyfriend for a man who is having a relationship with her mother. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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