Cairo Station
باب الحديد
Overview
Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.
- Production
- ستديو الأهرام (ستديوهات الأهرام), أفلام النيل (جبرائيل تلحمي)
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Cast
Farid Shawqy
Abu Siri
Hind Rostom
Hanuma
Youssef Chahine
Qinawi
Hassan El Baroudy
Madbouli
Abdel Aziz Khalil
Abo Gaber
Ahmed Abaza
Mansour
Essmat Mahmoud
Hussain Ismael
راكب بالقطار
Naima Wasfi
زعيمة منظمة المراة الحرة
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
مسافر صعيدي
Abdel Hameed Badawy
الشاويش حسنين
Hanaa Abdel Fattah
Lotfi El Hakim
Sayed el Araby
Said Khalil
جاد الله
Abbas El Daly
عباس الشيال
Mohsen Hassanein
عسكري
Helen
حسناء المحطة
Sabri Abdel Aziz
Safia Sarwat
حلاوتهم
Crew
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Writers
- Abdel Hai Adib
- Producers
- Gabriel Talhami
- Cinematography
- Alevise Orfanelli
- Composer
- Fouad El-Zahry
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CinemaSerf
March 28, 2022
This is quite a good, multi-layered romantic drama set around the bustling environment of 1950's Cairo railway station. "Hanuma" (Hind Rustum) is the drinks seller whom "Qinawi" (director, Youssef Chahine) has a serious crush on. Snag for him is that she has her eyes on the burly porter "Abu Siri" (Farid Shawqi) who is also a bit of an activist - trying to galvanise the chaotic and easily scared staff at the station to face up to their greedy, conniving boss. It's got to be said that the way the…
azdave2024
April 30, 2024
Enthralling--confusing--not what I expected! his noir film really challenged my and was very much a study of the underbelly of the human condition. I never figured out the two you lovers. The film ends with them seemingly implying they are central. I am not sure why. Leaving me unsettled and hungry I will watch it again. AzDave