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Cairo Station

Movie
1958
1h 17m
Arabic
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.4
IMDB
Cairo Station (1958) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
95

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Farid Shawqy
Abu Siri
Hussain Ismael
راكب بالقطار
Naima Wasfi
زعيمة منظمة المراة ...
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
مسافر صعيدي
Abdel Hameed Badawy
الشاويش حسنين
Said Khalil
جاد الله
Abbas El Daly
عباس الشيال
Safia Sarwat
حلاوتهم
Rashad Hamed
مندوب مكتب العمل
Asaad Kellada
الشاب المسافر للخا�...
Directed By: Youssef Chahine
Written By: Abdel Hai Adib (Screenplay)

Featured Comments/Tips

bfchris says...
3 years ago
Hmm. I can tell this is an important film in film history. It's a bit difficult to follow in that the acting is sometimes the caliber of that in silent films. But the characters are sympathetic, caring, self-serving, or hateful, which makes for an interesting story arc in this compact film.
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soonertbone says...
6 months ago
I wish I could see this on a restored print, because there were clearly some interesting things happening with the camera despite the unfussy, neorealist bent to the whole picture. It also felt like a really interesting time capsule of a time and a place in transition, and I appreciated the movie's commentary on labor relations and gender-based violence. Great ending.
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Featured User Reviews

CinemaSerf
3 years ago
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" ( More
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azdave2024
a month ago
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 More
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