01 A group of university friends is torn apart by state surveillance and political persecution.
Directed by Ali Badrakhan · 2h 20m
6 Best Soad Hosny Movies
By Vlad Zakh · February 8, 2026
Soad Hosny was known as the Cinderella of Egyptian cinema, her radiant charisma and comic timing making her one of the best-loved stars in the history of Arab film. Cairo 30 slowly corrupts a principled graduate, The Second Wife has a corrupt mayor forcing a farmer’s wife into marriage, Khalli Balak Min Zouzou hides a student’s secret dancing life, and Karnak tears university friends apart under surveillance. Eshaet Hob and Hassan and Nayima round out the list.
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02 A university student secretly moonlighting as a dancer risks exposure when she falls in love.
Directed by Hassan Al-Imam · 2h 12m
03 Soad Hosny features in this drama about a corrupt village mayor who forces a farmer's wife into marriage to seize his land.
Directed by Salah Abu Seif · 1h 52m
04 An ambitious but principled young graduate is slowly corrupted by the compromises of Egyptian society.
Directed by Salah Abu Seif · 2h 10m
05 A famous singer's manufactured public romance spirals into real, complicated feelings.
Directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab · 1h 39m
06 Two young lovers from rival families navigate a forbidden romance in a small Egyptian village.
Directed by Henry Barakat · 1h 36m
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