Cairo Station

(1958)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 148 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1958

Runtime: 73 мин

Country: Egypt

Director: Youssef Chahine

Cast: فريد شوقي, Hend Rostom, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Ahmed Abaza, Esmat Mahmoud, حسين إسماعيل, Naima Wasfi, عبد الغني النجدي

Plot

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.