Why, O Violet?

At a glance

Why, O Violet?, is a 1993 Egyptian movie, directed by Radwan El Kashef, and starring Farouq Al Fishawy, Nagah El-Mogui, Ashraf Abdel Baky. with a runtime of 120 minutes.

Overview

Why, O Violet? is an Egyptian drama-comedy film that follows the intertwined lives of four childhood friends from a working-class neighbourhood, each struggling with his own dreams and disappointments. Ahmed is a hopeless romantic pining for a woman he glimpsed only once; Sayed loses his laboratory job after being caught selling the lab animals on the side; Abbas is trapped in a loveless marriage to a wife who feels nothing for him; and Ali — nicknamed "Ali Bobby" — has abandoned the neighbourhood altogether for a life of illegal dealings. The film weaves their stories into a warm, bittersweet portrait of everyday Egyptian life.

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