The Beggar (Arabic: المتسول, translit. Al-Motasawel) is a 1983 Egyptian comedy film directed by Ahmed Al-Sabaawi and starring Adel Emam.[1]
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Directed by | Ahmed Al-Sabaawi |
Written by | Samir Abdelazim |
Starring | Adel Emam |
Release date | 1983 |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Egypt |
Language | Arabic |
Emam plays Hasanin, an uneducated man who leaves his small village to live with his uncle's family in the city. After having no luck keeping a job, he must return to his village. On the way, after getting kicked out of a mosque he tries to sleep at, he ends up in a homeless shelter that he discovers is actually run by a gang forcing people to beg in the streets after maiming them. Hasanin is set out to pose as if he is a blind beggar.[2]
The film's depiction of beggars spurred a lawsuit by peasants against Imam, in which Imam prevailed.[3]
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