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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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