The Hunger (Al-Go'a, الجوع)[1] is a 1986 Egyptian drama/romance movie, starring Souad Hosni, Yousra and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz.
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The Hunger (Al-Go'a) (الجوع) | |
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Directed by | Ali Badrakhan |
Written by | Esam Ali Aly Badrakhan Naguib Mahfouz (novel) |
Starring | Soad Hosny Mahmoud Abdel Aziz Yousra |
Release date | 1986 |
Running time | 151 min. |
Country | Egypt |
Language | Arabic |
The movie, based upon the novel of the same name by Naguib Mahfouz, examines the social conditions of Cairenes during the first decade of the twentieth century. In doing so, both the movie and novel deal extensively with the themes of poverty and death.
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