Zeinab

Zeinab

One of the first movies of Egyptian cinema

1930 · 110 min · ★ 4.5 · Drama, Romance

Zeinab, a simple worker in a farm falls in love with her supervisor but she is forced by her family to marry a rich man

Directed by Mohammed Karim · Written by Mohamed Hussein Heikal

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