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I Am Free

I Am Free

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I Am Free

1959

1h 55m

6.7(13 votes)

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.

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أفلام رمسيس نجيب

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Lobna Abdel Aziz

Lobna Abdel Aziz

أمينة حسين زايد

Shoukry Sarhan

Shoukry Sarhan

عباس صفوت

Zouzou Nabil

Zouzou Nabil

عمة أمينة

Hussein Reyaad

Hussein Reyaad

زوج عمة أمينة

Kamal Yasseen

Kamal Yasseen

أحمد حلمي

Layla Karim

Layla Karim

فيكي

Hasan Youssef

Hasan Youssef

علي

Mohamed Abdel Koudouss

Mohamed Abdel Koudouss

حسين زايد

Gamil Ezz ElDein

Gamil Ezz ElDein

Gamalat Zayed

Gamalat Zayed

Creative team

Directed by: Salah Abu Seif
Produced by: Ramses Naguib

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