The film follows the story of Iman (Najat), an innocent nurse, who receives a new assignment; She is nursing a blind man named Ahmed (Saleh Selim). Eman encounters a major problem while doing her job; It is that Ahmed suffers from a psychological complex, as a result of which he hates all women, and hence Iman intends not only to nurse him, but to remove that complex. events get complicated; Since Fathi, Ahmed's brother, is harassing Iman, and he wants to get her in any way, and he plots for Iman and Ahmed, taking advantage of his brother's disability.
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Cast
16 people
Saleh Selim
Ahmed Assem
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Land of Hypocrisy
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Aisha - mother of Ahmed Asim
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The Nightingale's Prayer
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Fatmah
Thuraya Fakhry
Halima
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Ismail Yassine as Tarzan
The Will
Ahmad Loxer
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Goodbye My Friend
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Ezz Eldin Zulficar
Ezz El Dine Zulficar
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Abu Zeid el Hilali
Port Said
Badr Nofal
Mansour
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The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
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Hussain Ismael
Known for
Cairo Station
Ezz Eldin Zulficar Director
First release May 13, 1962 · Produced in Egypt · Original title الشموع السوداء
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
الشموع السوداء
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · May 13, 1962
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No release date listed for United States.
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