The Sin

The Sin

1965 · 105 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama

Aziza and her husband Abdullah are both day laborers who work on various farms. When Aziza is brutally raped by a guard while she is picking potatoes in a field, she tries to hide the pregnancy and plans to kill the baby once it is born.

Directed by Henry Barakat · Written by Saad al-Din Wahbah

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