Samara (1956)
- Directed by
- Hasan Elsifi
- Country
- Egypt
- Runtime
- 2h
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A drug smuggler falls in love with a dancer and marries her. She joins his gang in the drug trade. When one of the gang members gets arrested, it causes trouble for the rest of them.
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What happens
Samara (Arabic: سمارة) also known as Samarah, is a 1956 Egyptian musical action drama film, by director Hasan El-Saifi. Starring in the film are Taheyya Kariokka, Mahmoud Ismail, Muhsen Sarhan, Mohamed El Sebai, and Mahmoud Al Meleji. The plot of the film is about love and crime. A drug smuggler named Sultan (Mahmoud Ismail) fulls in love with a dancer named Samarah (Taheyya Kariokka), and she has no family. He marries her and she starts to work with him and his gang in the drug trade. One of the people in the gang is arrested by the police, causing a disruption for the remaining gang members. It is one of the films listed on the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's 100 Greatest Egyptian Films (2006). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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