Underplayed Gems

The Bullet is Still in My Pocket (1974)

The Bullet is Still in My Pocket poster
Original title
الرصاصة لا تزال في جيبي
Directed by
Hosameldin Mostafa
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Egypt
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An Egyptian soldier returns to his village in shame after the 1967 war. He seeks revenge after learning his love was raped by an official, then finds purpose in the 1973 war.

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What happens

The Bullet Is Still in My Pocket (Arabic: الرصاصة لا تزال في جيبي, translit. Al Rasasa La Tazal Fi Gaiby) is a 1974 film directed by Houssam El-Din Mustafa. It is based on a story by Ihsan Abdel Quddous. In his 1998 Al-Ahram article "Victory at the Box Office" Hani Mustafa lists it as one of several films dealing with the 1973 war that depict Egyptian society in crisis before the war. The film follows the soldier Mohammad (Mahmoud Yassine) as he returns to his village in defeat after the 1967 war, only to be met with contempt and derision. Fatima (Nagwa Ibrahim), the girl he loves has been raped by a high official (Yusuf Shaaban) and Mohammad decides to avenge her by killing the official; he finds an outlet for his frustration when the 1973 war breaks out. This time when he returns to his village he is not shamed by his fellow citizens and the official is exposed as a rapist. Mohammad marries the girl he loves with the bullet still in his pocket which means that he'll always be ready to war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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