The Downtown Apartment

The Downtown Apartment

1975 · 116 min · Drama

In a representation of the housing problem in Egypt, a group of friends reunited by their search for an apartment encounter different problems as Kamal is looking for a place to turn into an art studio and Sherif is trying to find a place where he and his wife can live.

Directed by Mohamed Fadel · Written by Mustafa Kamel

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