Upper Egyptian in the American University

Upper Egyptian in the American University

1998 · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Comedy

Khalaf, a bumpkin southern Egyptian wins a scholarship to study at the American University in Cairo where students - many from Cairo's upper class - are known for their Americanized attitudes.

Directed by Saeed Hamed · Written by Medhat El Adl

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

OSN+

Cast

Make it a double feature

4h 14m together

Upper Egyptian in the American University

Hammaam in Amsterdam

Both from Saeed Hamed.

More from Saeed HamedSee all →

Clash of the GrandchildrenClash of the Grandchildren · 1989
Clash of the Grandchildren
7.21989
MovieDrama
A grandfather dies and leaves his wealth to the best married grandson. Grandmother Zahira insists on carrying out his will, which causes a struggle between the grandchildren to get the fortune. The three grandchildren represent the various facets of strength: money, mind, and muscles.
Hammaam in AmsterdamHammaam in Amsterdam · 1999
Hammaam in Amsterdam
7.21999
MovieComedyDrama
Hammaam lives with his big family in a crowded Egyptian alley. As he is jobless, he loses his girl to a rich suitor. He then decides to leave for Amsterdam where his uncle has immigrated long ago. As soon as he arrives he loses his money and passport and gets assaulted in an inn. Adriano the young Egyptian emigrant saves his neck and helps him find his uncle who dumps him. Hence, Hammaam stays with a group of young Arabs. After his tiring journey between failure and success he falls in love with a young lady who helps him fulfill his dream of buying a certain famous restaurant. As his business flourishes, he returns home to visit his family proud of his success.
Silence!Silence! · 1991
Silence!
7.01991
MovieComedy
The married couple Hommos and Halawa perform their choreographic show in the street, to the amusement of a record label owner who records a song for them. When a famous singer called Ghandour steals their song, they embark on a journey to take revenge.
Playing with GiantsPlaying with Giants · 1991
Playing with Giants
7.01991
MovieDramaComedy
When Hassan Bahlal, a young unemployed man, calls the National Security Agency to report a fire that is to break out in a factory the next day, a new chapter in Hassan's life begins as he tells the officer he has foreseen the incident in a dream.
Please, here, driver!Please, here, driver! · 2008
Please, here, driver!
7.02008
MovieComedyDrama
A social comedy that tells the life of the street in Cairo in 2007 and 2008 through a taxi driver. We see daily dilemmas for the taxi driver through the taxi customers from all segments of the society in comical paradoxical paradoxes that reflect the spirit and rhythm of the Egyptian street in all its manifestations to see the state of a society full of shyness and surprise. .
HumiliationHumiliation · 1990
Humiliation
6.71990
Movie
Aziz is waiting for his uncle to die in order to inherit all his wealth.When he dies,he finds an unpleasant surprise
The Following Statement Came To UsThe Following Statement Came To Us · 2001
The Following Statement Came To Us
6.52001
MovieComedyDrama
Nader saif eldeen and Afet elsherbiny are two competing Egyptians newspaper reporters who expose the truth but the Channel Manager rejects that for fear of government.
Dreams of Hind and CamiliaDreams of Hind and Camilia · 1988
Dreams of Hind and Camilia
6.51988
MovieDrama
Hend is a young widow who works as a maid, she meets Eid the conman who goes to prison and leaves her pregnant. While Camellia is a divorced maid who supports her unemployed brother and his family in exchange for letting her sleep over in his apartment.
Me or My AuntMe or My Aunt · 2005
Me or My Aunt
6.12005
MovieComedy
Henedy plays Taimor, a Young man studies music. He loves his colleague and intends to marry her. Her mother, who believes in magic, refuses their marriage.
The President's ChefThe President's Chef · 2008
The President's Chef
6.12008
MovieComedy
Metwali, a simple chef, gets the chance to work at the presidential palace. The president starts referring to him to learn about the lives of his people, so he tells him all about the citizen's life from jokes to social and political conditions. which is seen as a threat by some people.
Love In The FridgeLove In The Fridge · 1992
Love In The Fridge
6.01992
MovieDramaFantasy
follows the story of Mahdy, a struggling everyday man facing common hardships — low wages, inflation, bad living conditions, and general frustration with society. When Mahdy hears on television about a method to freeze a human for years and be revived later, he becomes obsessed with escaping his bleak present. Believing that life will get better after the year 2000, he builds a makeshift cryogenic setup and locks himself inside a large refrigerator to wait for a better future.
The Dancer & the PoliticianThe Dancer & the Politician · 1990
The Dancer & the Politician
5.91990
MovieDrama
A dancer asks a politician with whom she once had an affair to use his influence on her behalf.
A Generous GestureA Generous Gesture · 2001
A Generous Gesture
5.82001
MovieComedyDrama
Salmawi and Mima dream of joining the Acting Institute, but they are faced with impossible admission exams. They try to enter the world of acting through any other door, but with every attempt, they are accompanied by bad luck, which leads them several times to the police station. Despite the troubles, they insist on completing the journey and achieving their dream at any cost.
Watch Out For Your FaceWatch Out For Your Face · 2003
Watch Out For Your Face
5.72003
MovieComedy
The film tells story about two childhood friends when their lives turn up side down by a businessman who wants to hire them to do things for him but they find out that he is one of their old friend took a different road in his life.
The Third ClassThe Third Class · 1988
The Third Class
5.51988
MovieComedyDrama
A group of football team supporters go through a lot of trouble to watch the games while the management headed by Captain Aouf are reaping benefits effortlessly. To calm their rage Sorour is appointed as their representative in the council only to unravel their scam further, so they continue their revolt.
Hamada Getting RichHamada Getting Rich · 2005
Hamada Getting Rich
5.22005
MovieComedy
Hamada is so desperate to get rich that he participates in all TV competitions hoping to win one day. Fate smiles on him and he indeed wins a sum of 1 million dollars. But life is not a wish-granting factory, is it?

More Like This

Chungking ExpressChungking Express · 1994
Chungking Express
8.01994
MovieDramaComedy
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
Nobody's FoolNobody's Fool · 1994
Nobody's Fool
6.91994
MovieDramaComedy
A rascally nearing-retirement man juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young wife. As his estranged son returns, he faces new family responsibilities, while a banker plots to evict him from his home.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · 1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.01963
MovieAdventureComedy
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
The Love GuruThe Love Guru · 2008
The Love Guru
4.12008
MovieComedyRomance
Born in America and raised in an Indian ashram, Pitka returns to his native land to seek his fortune as a spiritualist and self-help expert. His skills are put to the test when he must get a brokenhearted hockey player's marriage back on track in time for the man to help his team win the Stanley Cup.
The Odd CoupleThe Odd Couple · 1968
The Odd Couple
7.41968
MovieComedy
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
HippocratesHippocrates · 2014
Hippocrates
6.52014
MovieComedyDrama
Benjamin is meant to be a great doctor, he’s certain of it. But his first experience as a junior doctor in the hospital ward where his father works doesn’t turn out the way he hoped it would. Responsibility is overwhelming, his father is all but present, and his co-junior partner, a foreign doctor, is far more experimented than he is. This internship will force Benjamin to confront his limits… and start his way to adulthood.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter