People on the Top (1981)

Original title

أهل القمة

Directed by

Ali Badrakhan

Genre

drama film

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pickpocket gets rich during the 1970s Infitah economic policy in Egypt by smuggling goods through customs. A police officer tries to stop him from marrying his sister and sets a trap.

tensebleakgrittyslow-burnmorally complexsocially conscioussuspenseful

What happens

People on the Top (Arabic: أهل القمة, translit.Ahl el qema) is a 1981 Egyptian drama film based on a story by Naguib Mahfouz and directed by Ali Badrakhan. It stars Soad Hosny, Nour El-Sherif and Ezzat El Alaili. The film revolves around the Infitah that took place in the 1970s and its impact on Egyptian society through the enrichment of a pickpocket through the Infitah and smuggling of goods through customs. A police officer refuses to allow the pickpocket to marry his sister and seeks to trap him. People on the Top is listed in the top 100 Egyptian films. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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