The Smell of Coffee

At a glance

The Smell of Coffee, is a 1986 Iraqi movie, directed by Emad Abdel Hadi, and starring Mona Al-Basry, Ghazwa Al-Khalidi, Qasim Al-Malakh. with a runtime of 88 minutes.

Overview

The Smell of Coffee is an Arabic social drama that centers on a young woman whose life unravels when her husband Ibrahim succumbs to alcohol addiction. Ibrahim, a street vendor who supports both his wife and his mother in a modest home, begins the story as a devoted family man. But as his dependency deepens, the warmth and stability of their household erodes, leaving his wife to navigate a transformed and painful domestic reality. The film is a compassionate but unflinching portrayal of how addiction can destroy the fabric of family life, told primarily through the experience of a woman caught between love, loyalty, and survival.

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