3 films with Mahmoud Yassine to discover or rediscover

Nahnu La Nazraa Al-Shok, 1970

 

 

It is undeniably the film that allowed the star to break through. It tells the story of a young woman suffering torment and cruelty at the hands of her mother-in-law after the death of her mother. A family drama in which the protagonist finds refuge with another, more loving family. But her worries don’t stop there, quite the contrary.

 

Shey min el khouf, (Something out of Fear),1969

 

 

We take the same ones and start again. Finally not quite since this film was released the year before, but Yassine was also, for this project, directed by Hussein Kamal. The story is based on the short story of the same name by Tharwat Abaza, and takes place in an Egyptian village. A tyrant reigns over the villagers there, and he is put to the test when a public act of defiance is perpetrated by Fu’ada, the object of his affection.

 

The Bullet is Still in My Pocket, 1974

 

 

Based on a story by Ihsan Abd al-Qudus, the film deals with the 1973 war and depicts an Egyptian society in crisis. It follows the adventures of soldier Mohammad (Mahmoud Yassin) as he returns to his village, defeated after the 1967 war, to be greeted with contempt and derision. The girl he loves has been raped by a high-ranking civil servant (played by Youssef Chaban) and Mohammad decides to avenge her by killing the civil servant; he finds an outlet for his frustration when the 1973 war breaks out.