Soft Hands (film)
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| File:Soft Hands.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mahmoud Zulfikar |
| Written by | Youssef Gohar |
| Starring | Sabah |
| Cinematography | Aly Kheiralla Wadid Sirry |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Soft Hands (Arabic: الأيدي الناعمة, translit. al-aydi al-nā'ima) is a 1964 Egyptian comedy film directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar and based on a play of the same name by Egyptian playwright Tawfiq al-Hakim (1953). It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
The plot involves a formerly landed aristocrat dispossessed by the 1952 Egyptian Revolution. The plot follows the aristocrat's struggle coming to terms with the reality of needing to work for a living, after being stripped of all landownership. He meets a similarly jobless doctorate in the Arabic language, who similarly, is also not willing to accept a job below his stature. Both must adjust to the new social and political realities in a new Nasserite socialist Egypt.
Cast
- Sabah
- Salah Zulfikar
- Ahmed Mazhar
- Mariam Fakhr Eddine
- Laila Taher
- Wedad Hamdy
References
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Soft Hands". imdb.com. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
External links
- Soft Hands at IMDb
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