I Am Free (1959)

6.7/10 • 115 min • Drama

Overview

Part of a trilogy by Salah Abu Seif about women’s empowerment. The film takes place in late 1940s / early 1950s urban Egypt, and tells the story of a young woman’s search for personal freedom and a fulfilling identity as a young modern Egyptian.

Cast

Lobna Abdel Aziz

أمينة حسين زايد

Shoukry Sarhan

عباس صفوت

Zouzou Nabil

عمة أمينة

Hussein Reyaad

زوج عمة أمينة

Kamal Yasseen

أحمد حلمي

Layla Karim

Hasan Youssef

Mohamed Abdel Koudouss

حسين زايد

Gamil Ezz ElDein

Gamalat Zayed

Ali Reda

Hussain Ismael

موظف بالجريدة

Victoria Habiqah

Fifi Saeed

Aziza Badr

Kamal ElZeiny

سيد مراد

Adawy Ghaith

Abdel Moneim Basyouni

محرر بالجريدة

Ali Oraby

طالب الجامعه

Mokhtar El Sayed

محرر بالمجلة

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