Cairo 30


Cairo 30 is a 1966 Egyptian drama film directed by Salāḥ [Abu Seif], and based on Naguib Mahfouz's 1945 novel Modern Cairo. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Academy Award for Best [Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film] at the 39th [Academy Awards], but was not accepted as a nominée.

Cast

The film takes place in the 1930s, when a young man named Mahjoub Abdeldayem comes from Upper Egypt to the slums of Cairo and gets to know a native of his village who offers a job lead. The job is to marry Ihsan, mistress of Qasim Bey (Ahmed Mazhar, on condition that Qasim visits her once a week.