The Beggar (1983)

Original title

المتسول

Directed by

Ahmed El-Sabawy

Genre

comedy, romance, action

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 08m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 23 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.

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How it feels

A man impersonates a beggar for reasons that get him into comedic situations. The film follows his misadventures in 1980s Egypt.

lighthearteddatedcomedicwhimsicalplayfulenergeticquirkysatirical

What happens

The Beggar (Arabic: المتسول, translit. Al-Motasawel) is a 1983 Egyptian comedy film directed by Ahmed Al-Sabaawi and starring Adel Emam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.