The Champion

The Champion

1997 · 120 min · ★ 3.0 · Drama

On the eve of the 1919 revolution in Egypt, the friendship between Houda al-Najjar, who likes boxing, Petro, who likes to sing, and the good worker of the printing press, believes in revolution. Fatima, the sister of Houda, is in love with Hussain, and they marry. The revolution takes place, and Houda dreams of shaking hands with its leader, Saad Zaghloul, and dreams of participating in the 1924 Olympics as a boxer. Hasan is imprisoned for his involvement in resisting the British occupation, and Huda is married to a neighbor of Hanifa. Hassan was killed by the Israeli occupation forces and Houda was able to participate in the Olympics

Directed by Magdy Ahmed Aly · Written by Medhat El Adl

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Ahmed Zaki Mahmoud (Houda Kalawi)
Mostafa Qmar Pietro Ghattas
Mohamed Henedi Hassan Halim
Magda El Khatib Umm Houda
Hassan Hosny Uncle Ghattas
Abeer Sabry Hanifa Abdel Badie
Ghada Abdel Razek
Fathy Abdel Wahab Nour
Caroline Khalil Yasmine Muhammad Shafiq Ali
Mohammad Lotfi circus player
Ahmed Al Fishawy Alex - Yasmine's friend
Mohamed Al-Adl Thug

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