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Under a Quarter, is a 1991 Egyptian movie, directed by Sherif Hamouda, and starring Saeed Saleh, Shwikar, Sabrien. with a runtime of 95 minutes.
Under a Quarter is an Egyptian social drama following Shukriya, a woman abandoned by her lover Khalil after she falls pregnant with twins, then widowed by his violent death. Cast into poverty, she turns to begging to survive, only to fall into the orbit of Abbas, the ruthless king of Cairo's street beggars. Their marriage unravels when Shukriya discovers Abbas runs a drug trafficking operation beneath his charitable facade. Choosing justice over safety, she informs the police, sending Abbas to prison — and inheriting his underworld throne in the process. A gritty tale of resilience and unlikely power.
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