The Return of Life (1959)
- Original title
- عودة الحياة
- Directed by
- Zoheir Baker
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Arab Republic
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A family lives peacefully until the wife develops glaucoma. She asks her husband for help and he turns to drugs, which throws their life into chaos.
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What happens
The Return of Life (Arabic: عودة الحياة, transliterated as Awdat el hayat) is an Egyptian film released on August 24, 1959. The film is directed and written by Zoheir Bakir, features a screenplay co-written by Adly Nour, and stars Ahmed Ramzy, Maha Sabry, and Mahmoud el-Meliguy. The plot involves a family who lives in peace until the wife asks her husband for help with her glaucoma, leading him to seek drugs and turn the family’s life upside down. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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