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The Lover, is a 1980 Egyptian movie, directed by Atef Salem, and starring Nelly, Omar Khorsheid, Poussi. with a runtime of 130 minutes.
Al-Ashiqa (The Lover) is an Egyptian romantic drama that traces the far-reaching consequences of a brother's jealous scheme. When Jawdat discovers his sister Samia's relationship with Hussein, he engineers a rift between them, driving Hussein away from Luxor to seek a new life in Cairo, where he finds work as a musician in a nightclub. After uncovering her brother's betrayal, Samia follows Hussein to Cairo, but finds that life has moved on — Hussein has married Nadia, a woman who pursued him relentlessly, while Nadia's brother Hani proposes to Samia. The drama intensifies when Nadia, consumed by jealousy over Hussein and Samia's past, attempts to poison the new relationships. The film maps the emotional wreckage that envy and manipulation leave in their wake, with interlocking love stories unraveling across Cairo.
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