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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release1958

Runtime1h 17m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

ستديو الأهرام (ستديوهات الأهرام)

أفلام النيل (جبرائيل تلحمي)

Movie

Cairo Station

1958

1h 17m

7.3

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Synopsis

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.

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