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Incident of Dishonor, is a 1971 Egyptian movie, directed by Shafik Shamia, and starring Shoukry Sarhan, Zubaida Tharwat, Yousuf Shaaban. with a runtime of 65 minutes.
Incident of Dishonor is an Egyptian social drama film that follows a beautiful young woman living with her brother and sister-in-law, contributing to the household through her own labor. Her prospects brighten when a young man from the village proposes, despite his mother's objections, and marriage seems within reach. But when an irresponsible young man sets his sights on her and begins pursuing her relentlessly, the fallout shatters her engagement and upends her life. The film asks a pointed and enduring question: can a woman be cursed by her own beauty in a society that holds women singularly responsible for the behavior of those around them? It is a frank and sympathetic portrait of female vulnerability in conservative Egyptian rural life.
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