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الأفوكاتو مديحة (1950)

الأفوكاتو مديحة poster
Directed by
Youssef Wahbi
Country
Kingdom of Egypt

How it feels

A traditional Egyptian man works as an estate overseer. His sister wants to escape the countryside and marry the owner's son, but the villagers prevent it. The man confronts the owner about his son's corruption, eventually marrying the owner's daughter while his sister comes to her senses.

serioustensemoralisticslow-paceddramatictraditionalconflict-ridden

What happens

. محمد أفندي خريج كلية الزراعة ومتمسك بالتقاليد، ويعمل ناظر عزبة جابر باشا، وأخته مديحة محامية وترفض الحياة بالريف والزواج بابن عمها وتقرر الهرب مع ابن جابر باشا، لولا وقوف الأهالي ضد ذلك الفعل ، فيواجه محمد أفندي الباشا بمفاسد ابنه وبعد صراع يتزوج محمد أفندي من ابنة الباشا وتعود مديحة إلى صوابها. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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