Khataf Merati

Khataf Merati

1954 · 105 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, Drama

A young man and a girl get married without love. They are visited by the wife’s cousin and the husband’s cousin. The wife seizes this opportunity and approaches the husband’s cousin to make her husband jealous. The husband also courtes the wife’s cousin to make her jealous.

Directed by Hasan El-Saifi · Written by Badiea Khairy

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