The Bullet is Still in My Pocket

The Bullet Is Still in My Pocket
Directed by	Houssam El-Din Mustafa
Written by	Ihsan Abd al-Qudus
Produced by	Houssam El-Din Mustafa
Starring	Ihsan Abd al-Qudus Mahmoud Yassine Nagwa Ibrahim Hussein Fahmy Sa'eed Saleh Youssef Chaban Houssam El-Din Mustafa
Cinematography	Ibrahim Salih
Music by	Omar Khorshid
Production companies	Egypt TV Rotana
Release date	October 6, 1974
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Arabic

The Bullet Is Still in My Pocket (Egyptian Arabic: الرصاصة لا تزال فى جيبى, translit. Al Rasasa La Tazal Fi Gaiby) is a film directed by Houssam El-Din Mustafa and is based on a story by Ihsan Abd al-Qudus. In his 1998 Al-Ahram article "Victory at the Box Office" Hani Mustafa lists it as one of several films dealing with the 1973 war that depict Egyptian society in crisis. It follows the soldier Mohammad (Mahmoud Yassine) as he returns to his village in defeat after the 1967 war, only to be met with contempt and derision. The girl he loves has been raped by a high official (Youssef Chaban) and Mohammad decides to avenge her by killing the official; he finds an outlet for his frustration when the 1973 war breaks out. This time when he returns to his village he is not shamed by his fellow citizens and the official is exposed as a rapist. Mohammad marries the girl he loves with the bullet still in his pocket.

Cast

• Ihsan Abd al-Qudus.
• Mahmoud Yassine.
• Nagwa Ibrahim.
• Hussein Fahmy.
• Sa'eed Saleh.
• Youssef Chaban.
• Houssam El-Din Mustafa.

External links

• The Bullet Is Still in My Pocket (Only Arabic)