Cast
Faten Hamama Ahmad Mazhar Amina Rizk Zahrat El-Ola Ragaa Al-Gidawy Abdelalim Khattab
Credits
Written by: 
Henry Barakat Youssef Gohar
Plot
A young woman in the countryside seeks revenge for her sister's death after being seduced and abandoned, in a classic of Egyptian melodrama starring Faten Hamama.
Sinekatalog’s take
A great Egyptian melodrama with a memorable lead.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (2,231 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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