A friendship relationship develops between the child Mamdouh, the son of a wealthy family, and Fathia, who is from a poor family. Days go by and the two children, Mamdouh and Fathia, separate. Mamdouh becomes an officer in the army, while Fathia, after losing her family, works in a cabaret. Mamdouh and Fathia meet after all these years and return to the memory of the past. So he decides to marry Fathia.
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Hussein Sedki Director
First release July 7, 1952 · Produced in Egypt · Original title المساكين
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أفلام شارل نحاس
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Egypt
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Original title
المساكين
Original language
Arabic
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Arabic
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Egypt · July 7, 1952
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