I Want a Solution (1975)

Original title

أريد حلاً

Directed by

Said Marzouk

Genre

drama film

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles with the unfair marriage and divorce laws in Egypt. The film follows her personal fight for a solution within a system that limits her choices.

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What happens

I Want a Solution (Arabic: أريد حلاً, translit.Oridu hallan) is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by Said Marzouk and produced by Salah Zulfikar. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film criticized the laws governing marriage and divorce in Egypt. The film is listed in Top 100 Egyptian films list and it earned the 1975 Ministry of Culture's best producer award for Salah Zulfikar. The script was written by Husn Shah, Said Marzouk and Faten Hamama. The film is inspired by a true story and it is Marzouk's third feature film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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