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The Downtown Apartment
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The Downtown Apartment

1975-08-29 · 116 min · Not rated

Drama

In a representation of the housing problem in Egypt, a group of friends reunited by their search for an apartment encounter different problems as Kamal is looking for a place to turn into an art studio and Sherif is trying to find a place where he and his wife can live.

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Directors
Mohamed Fadel
Production companies
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Countries
Egypt
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mahmood YaseenMahmood YaseenKamal
Nour El-SherifNour El-SherifSherif
Mervat AminMervat AminMona
Salah El-SaadanySalah El-SaadanyHamdi
Zizi Al-BadrawyZizi Al-BadrawyMadiha
ShahiraShahiraNajwa
Nazim SharawyNazim SharawyMadiha's father
Sayed ZayyanSayed Zayyan
Sabry Abdel MonemSabry Abdel Monem
Souad NasrSouad Nasr
Youssef EidYoussef Eid
Fifi YoussefFifi Youssef
Aleya Abdel MoneimAleya Abdel MoneimMona's mother
Samiha MohamedSamiha Mohamed
Abdel Moneim BasyouniAbdel Moneim Basyouni
Azza SharifNeighbor
Mahmoud Kamel
Ali Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinSherif's Manager
Medhat Tharwat
Samir Waley EldeinSamir Waley EldeinConstruction Contractor

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