The film revolves around the teacher (Youssef) left by his classmate and sweetheart schoolgirl (Laila Alawi) and marries a wealthy man who migrates to America, traveling in loan to work as an Arabic language teacher and Islamic religion in the capital of the Maldives or Maldive islands Which is located at the bottom of the Indian subcontinent in the heart of the Indian Ocean. He lives there with a librarian named Wahid who is fluent in Arabic. After a period they go to another remote island to attend a wedding. Yusuf is in love with the Indian Muslim girl Zainab..
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Farouq Al Fishawy
(as Farouk Al-Fichawi)
Also in
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The Night of Hana and Sorour
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
(as Tewfik El Dekn)
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My Wife the General Manager
The Secret of the Magic Hat
Mohamed Khan
Bachir El Dik
Layla Olwy
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Girl's Love
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Othman Abdul Menem
Nabil
Mohamed Asif
Adam Jamil
Tarek Mandour
Atef
Also in
Without Mentioning Names
The Family Of Mr. Shalash
Muhammad Nizar
Wahid
Mohamed Khan Director
First release January 1, 1986 · Produced in Egypt · Original title يوسف وزينب
Production
Egypt
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Original title
يوسف وزينب
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · January 1, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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