Synopsis:

Even though Mr Ahmed Abd el-Javad spends every afternoon after work in a bar with his friends and entertains easy women, in his home there is order and discipline. At least that is what he thinks … This classic Egyptian film based on the Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz’s novel, perfectly depicts the time when individuals parted from their families and created the Egyptian state.

black and white, 35mm, 130 min