The Wife of an Important Man

★★★★★

Original title: Zawjat Rajul Muhim

1987 · 1 h 55 min

Directed by Mohamed Khan

Drama

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Cast

Mervat Amin Ahmed Zaki Abdel Halim Hafez Ali Al Ghandour Zizi Mustafa Hassan Hosny

Credits

Written by: Raouf Tawfik

Plot

In 1980s Cairo, a police officer's wife discovers that her husband has been arrested for political reasons and changes her view of her own comfortable life.

Sinekatalog’s take

A quiet, humane political drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (2,222 votes)
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