Beggars and Noblemen

Beggars and Noblemen

1991 · 95 min · ★ 7.8 · Drama, Crime

In June 1945, during the final days of WWII, former university professor Gohar meets a young prostitute in a brothel and kills her in a moment of frenzy. Police Detective Noureddine takes on the murder case and tracks down Gohar, hoping to confront him and get a confession to the murder from him. However, both the detective and the killer face startling facts that change the way they think.

Directed by Asmaa El Bakry · Written by Hossam Zakaria

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