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The Fools Alley (1955)

Jan 02, 1955 Drama 1h 30m
User Score
62%
6 votes
Internet Movie Database
64%

Overview

Khadiga lives in a poor neighborhood with her parents. She tries to save up money so she could marry her sweetheart Taha. Taha buys a lottery ticket in hope of winning a lot of money, but it ends up in Khadiga's religious father's hands who throws it away. The ticket gets picked up by the town's fool, who gets lucky and wins, driving the town into chaos.

Tawfiq Saleh
Director
Naguib Mahfouz
Writer
Abdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar
Story
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