Hadaya

Hadaya

1947 · 100 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

A wealthy young man rejects the way his mother and sister live, and decides to rebel against this life by marrying a simple Upper Egyptian girl who respects traditions and social customs, which angers his mother and sister and they mistreat the wife, who discovers the relationship between her husband's sister and his friend and tries to mediate to end it.

Directed by Mahmoud Zulfiqar · Written by Aziza Amir

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