Kill my wife and I will salute you

At a glance

Kill my wife and I will salute you, is a 1990 Egyptian movie, directed by Hassan Ibrahim, and starring Samir Sabri, Samah Anwar, Samir Ghanem. with a runtime of 105 minutes.

Overview

Kill My Wife and I Will Salute You is an Egyptian black comedy film that centers on Rustam, a greedy husband impatiently awaiting the death of his wealthy wife Tafida so he can inherit her fortune. The plot takes a farcical turn when Magdy and Mona kidnap Tafida and demand a large ransom for their struggling music band, confidently expecting Rustam to pay for her safe return. Instead, Rustam sees the kidnapping as a golden opportunity to be rid of his unwanted wife and flat-out refuses to pay. The film squeezes its dark comedic premise for every ironic possibility — two kidnappers who want their victim returned safely versus a husband actively rooting for the opposite — building to a climax of surprises that satirizes greed, bad marriages, and the chaos of unintended consequences.

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