Stranger In My House

Stranger In My House

1982 · 100 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Romance

Shehata Abu Kaff, goes to Cairo to play for Zamalek club. The club buys him an apartment, but the owner sells the apartment to him and to another lady.

Directed by Samir Seif · Written by Wahid Hamid

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