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The Beggar (film)

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The Beggar
Directed byAhmed Al-Sabaawi
Written bySamir Abdelazim
StarringAdel Emam
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

The Beggar (Arabic: المتسول, translit. Al-Motasawel) is a 1983 Egyptian comedy film directed by Ahmed Al-Sabaawi and starring Adel Emam.[1]

Plot

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Emam plays Hasanin, an uneducated man who leaves his small village to live with his uncle's family in the city. After having no luck keeping a job, he must return to his village. On the way, after getting kicked out of a mosque he tries to sleep at, he ends up in a homeless shelter that he discovers is actually run by a gang forcing people to beg in the streets after maiming them. Hasanin is set out to pose as if he is a blind beggar.[2]

Primary cast

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Reception

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The film's depiction of beggars spurred a lawsuit by peasants against Imam, in which Imam prevailed.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African filmmakers. ISBN 978-0253351166.
  2. ^ Behbehani, Ali I. Letter to the Editor, Arab Times, Retrieved January 24, 2011
  3. ^ Reid, Robert (6 September 1984). Egyptians wield cultural clout in Arab World, Leader-Post (Associated Press)
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