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Al Sharida, is a 1980 Egyptian movie, directed by Ashraf Fahmy, and starring Mahmoud Yassin, Naglaa Fathy, Salah Nazmi. with a runtime of 86 minutes.
Al Sharida is an Egyptian social drama series that dissects a marriage built on financial convenience but undermined by cultural incompatibility. Leila is a confident, educated lawyer; her husband Fathi is a wealthy contractor who never went to school. Despite coming from a modest background herself, Leila's intellectual self-image creates a growing chasm between her and a man she increasingly looks down on. As she withdraws emotionally, Fathi gravitates toward Sawsan, a woman of questionable reputation who offers him the companionship he lacks at home. When Leila discovers the relationship, she demands a divorce and gets it — beginning a post-marriage journey of self-examination. The series raises uncomfortable questions about class, education, and the unspoken hierarchies that shape who we choose as partners.
Budget
$650K
Revenue
$1.2M
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