On the eve of the 1919 revolution in Egypt, the friendship between Houda al-Najjar, who likes boxing, Petro, who likes to sing, and the good worker of the printing press, believes in revolution. Fatima, the sister of Houda, is in love with Hussain, and they marry. The revolution takes place, and Houda dreams of shaking hands with its leader, Saad Zaghloul, and dreams of participating in the 1924 Olympics as a boxer. Hasan is imprisoned for his involvement in resisting the British occupation, and Huda is married to a neighbor of Hanifa. Hassan was killed by the Israeli occupation forces and Houda was able to participate in the Olympics
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Ahmed Zaki
Mahmoud (Houda Kalawi)
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Mostafa Qmar
Pietro Ghattas
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Mohamed Henedi
Hassan Halim
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The Great Fava Beans of China
Upper Egyptian in the American University
Magda El Khatib
Umm Houda
Known for
The Three Friends
Hasan Hosny
Uncle Ghattas
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She Made Me a Criminal
The Headmaster
Abeer Sabry
Hanifa Abdel Badie
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Ghada Abdel Razek
Known for
Karmouz War
Fathy Abdel Wahab
Nour
Known for
Karmouz War
Caroline Khalil
Yasmine Muhammad Shafiq Ali
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I want to get married
El-Meshwar
Mohammad Lotfi
circus player
Known for
122
Ahmed Al Fishawy
Alex - Yasmine's friend
Known for
Cairo 6,7,8
122
Mohamed Al-Adl
Thug
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Special Screening
Magdy Ahmed Aly Director · Medhat El Adl Writer Tarek El Tilmisany Cinematographer
First release April 7, 1997 · Produced in Egypt · Original title البطل
Production
Egypt
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Original title
البطل
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · April 7, 1997
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No release date listed for United States.
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