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Ethics for Sale, is a 1950 Egyptian movie, directed by Mahmoud Zulfiqar, and starring Mahmoud Zulfiqar, Faten Hamama, Mimi Chakib. with a runtime of 105 minutes.
Ethics for Sale is a fantastical Arabic comedy built around a hen-pecked husband tormented by his overbearing mother-in-law — until a chance encounter with a mysterious street vendor who sells morals in powdered form. The husband buys a dose of courage powder to stand up to his domestic tyrant, but the results send his life spinning in unexpected directions. When one moral proves insufficient, he returns to the vendor to purchase a new set of values. A playful, satirical take on human weakness, social conformity, and the absurd lengths people will go to avoid confronting their own shortcomings.
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