Underplayed Gems

Al Hamawat Al Fatenat (1953)

Al Hamawat Al Fatenat poster
Original title
الحموات الفاتنات
Directed by
Helmy Rafla
Genre
comedy, family
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A newlywed couple in Egypt keeps getting into daily arguments because they live with their mothers in law. The film follows their comic struggles to balance married life with their interfering relatives.

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What happens

El Hamawat El Fatenat (Arabic: الحماوات الفاتنات, English: The Pretty Mothers-in-law) is a 1954 Egyptian film about a couple who get married, played by Kamal El Shennawy and Kareman, and get into daily arguments and conflicts with each other because they share a roof with their mothers-in-law. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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