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The Hunger (1986 film)

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The Hunger (Al-Go'a) (الجوع)
Directed byAli Badrakhan
Written byEsam Ali
Aly Badrakhan
Naguib Mahfouz (novel)
Produced byAli Badr Khan
StarringSoad Hosny
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Yousra
CinematographyMahmoud Abdelsamie
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
Running time
151 min.
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

The Hunger (Al-Go'a, الجوع)[1] is a 1986 Egyptian drama/romance movie, starring Souad Hosni, Yousra and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz.

Plot

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The movie, based upon the novel of the same name by Naguib Mahfouz, examines the social conditions of Cairenes during the first decade of the twentieth century. In doing so, both the movie and novel deal extensively with the themes of poverty and death.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al-gough (1986)". www.imdb.com.
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