Cairo Station (1958 Egypt)
aka
Bab el hadid
The Iron Gate
Kinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling
newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by Hannouma,
an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she treats Kinawi
in a sympathetic way and jokes with him about a possible relationship,
She is actually in love with Abu Sri', a strong and respected porter
at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to
combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment. (IMDB Anonymous)
One of the most influential master-pieces I have ever seen. Chapeu, Yousif Shahin. Chaepu, Egypt.
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