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A Woman With a Bad Reputation (1973)

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Original title
امرأة سيئة السمعة
Directed by
Henry Barakat
Genre
drama film
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in Egypt faces harsh judgment from her community because of her reputation. The film follows her struggle to find dignity and love in a society that condemns her.

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What happens

A Woman With a Bad Reputation (Arabic: امرأة سيئة السمعة "Imraah sayiah al-samah") is a 1973 Egyptian film directed by Henry Barakat and starring Shams al-Baroudi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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