Coward in Love

Coward in Love

1975 · 115 min · ★ 4.7

Magdy, the struggling student at the Faculty of Medicine, meets Souad, the wife of his professor Dr. Fikry, and she admires him and asks her husband to let him work in his clinic. They get involved in a relationship, but events take a tragic turn.

Directed by Hasan Youssef · Written by Moussa Sabry

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