Bahiya & Mahmoud

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Bahiya & Mahmoud, is a 2011 Jordanian movie, directed by Zaid Abu Hamdan, and starring Leyla Hakim, Faek Homaissi, Cyril Aris. with a runtime of 14 minutes.

Overview

Bahiya and Mahmoud is a poignant short film about an elderly Egyptian couple who have built their marriage around a comfortable rhythm of bickering and mutual complaint. When Mahmoud wakes one morning to find Bahiya gone, the absence hits him with an unexpected weight — revealing the unspoken tenderness buried beneath years of quarrel. A quietly moving portrait of long companionship, and what we only notice when it's missing.

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