Lokanda Alfardos

Lokanda Alfardos

1964 · Comedy, Drama

Abd al-Tajtali Sulayt, a compulsory teacher from the village, goes to Locanda al-Firdaws after he was greeted by Atiyah al-Shalashlamouni and his wife Shafiqa, along with his four daughters, who treat them firmly and strongly, while Samiha was a neighbor of Atiyah who was constantly fighting with her husband Masoud because of her jealousy over him, and she thinks that he is in a relationship with another.

Directed by Abdel Moneim Madbouly · Written by Samir Khafagi

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