Hikaya min Baladina
The mayor of an Upper Egyptian village has monopoly over beans which harms the simple villagers while getting high profits for the mayor. As one of the villagers stands up to the mayor and rallies the people, they decide to gather money to monopolize beans themselves.
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Cast
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Shoukry Sarhan
Morsy - مرسي
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Nahed Jabr
Zeinab - زينب
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Abdallah Ghaith
Awad - عوض
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Abdelalim Khattab
Hassanin - حسنين
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Salah Nazmi
Mayor - العمدة
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Mahmood Yaseen
Mamdouh El-Shenwany - ممدوح الشنواني
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Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
Hussein - Abu Zeinab - حسين - أبو زينب
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Hussein Asar
Al-Shinawani - Abu Mamdouh - الشنواني - أبو ممدوح
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The Nightingale's Prayer
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Mohamed Abaza
Ahmed - أحمد
Also in
Teenagers
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Hussain Ismael
Atwa - عطوة
Known for
Cairo Station
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
Ramadan - رمضان
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Fadia Okasha
Umm Fathi - أم فتحي
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Helmy Halim Director · Mageed Tubia Writer Ahmed Khorshed Cinematographer
First release February 24, 1969 · Produced in Egypt · Original title حكاية من بلدنا
Production
المؤسسة المصرية العامة للسينما والتلفزيون والمسرح والموسيقى
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
حكاية من بلدنا
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · February 24, 1969
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No release date listed for United States.
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