Foreman Hassan

Foreman Hassan

1952 · 124 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Music

Hassan, a worker in a lathe workshop, is dissatisfied with his livelihood and his harsh financial conditions. One high society woman comes to him in the workshop where he works. She admires him and invites him to her villa to complete and install the decoration. Hassan becomes involved in a forbidden relationship with her and abandons his home.

Directed by Salah Abu Seif · Written by Farid Shawqy

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