The Girls in Summer

The Girls in Summer

1960 · 150 min · ★ 8.3 · Music, Drama, Romance

Loyal to her husband suffers from a weak personality due to strict upbringing, which exposes her to falling into the trap of her husband’s friend. There is another husband who falls in love with the maid and wants to get close to her very much, but he is afraid for his reputation, so he treats her very harshly and harasses her. There is the shy young man who falls in love with her. He falls in love with his neighbor, but she is not convinced by him because of his great shyness.

Directed by Salah Abu Seif · Written by Ihsan Abdel Quddous

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