Set in a mythical small Upper-Egyptian village where people live off planting dates and making of Date Wine, a stranger arrives and calls on people to travel to the abroad for job opportunities, all of the village's grown-up men leave, except for the disabled grandfather and his grandson Ahmed, upon which trouble begins to spread in the village in the absence of men along with his lover Salma. Exploring themes of Rebellion, Desire, Masculinity, Patriarchy, Spirituality and the Ancient Egyptian Mystique.
Directed by Radwan El Kashef
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Letterboxd
4.2 / 5
Cast
Sherihan
Salma
Abla Kamel
Salima
Mohamed Nagaty
Ahmed Mustafa Ismail
Manal Afifi
Shifa
Hamdy Ahmed
Mute Grandpa
Fayza Amasaib
Grandma Zen
Gamal Ismail
Mohammed Ismail
Seif Abdelrahman
Salem
Lobna Mahmoud
Umm Salma
Kamal Soliman
Syed
Crew
Radwan El Kashef
Director
Radwan El Kashef
Writer
Yasser Abdel Rahman
Original Music Composer
Rashida Abdel Salam
Editor
Tarek El Tilmisany
Director of Photography
Wasif Fayez
Producer
Abdel Rahman El Abnoudy
Lyricist
Hani Khalifa
Assistant Director
Onsi Abou Seif
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
Asma
9.0★ · 12/02/25
the darker version of amazon lily
the darker version of amazon lily
Ahmed Selim
10.0★ · 10/19/25
واه يا أحمد ، ملحمة سينمائية
واه يا أحمد ، ملحمة سينمائية
NASSER
10.0★ · 04/27/25
بـيـبـه امــي بـعـيـد “
بـيـبـه اخــر الـصـعـيـد
“ بـيـبـه و الـصـعـيـد مـات
Inspired by Egyptian men in 80s and 90s leaving their families and going to gulf region countries to work . It interpreted the feelings of the woman but in a much dystopian dark way . and i live for that . Life is boring but not our feelings and thoughts. and this unique film brought these emotions to the surface .
بـيـبـه امــي بـعـيـد “
بـيـبـه اخــر الـصـعـيـد
“ بـيـبـه و الـصـعـيـد مـات
Inspired by Egyptian men in 80s and 90s leaving their families and going to gulf region countries to work . It interpreted the feelings of the woman but in a much dystopian dark way . and i live for that . Life is boring but not our feelings and thoughts. and this unique film brought these emotions to the surface .
Inspired by Egyptian men in 80s and 90s leaving their families and going to gulf region countries to work . It interpreted the feelings of the woman but in a much dystopian dark way . and i live for that . Life is boring but not our feelings and thoughts. and this unique film brought these emotions to life .
my favorite scene is obviously the “ beba song “ The story behind is actually super interesting. The director wanted a song from the Egyptian folklore that meant everything and nothing. To explain the feelings but not with actual words. He shared his thoughts with his composer friend and the composer remembered that one song his grandmother used to sing for him when he was little and searched his mind and library for it . And then it was added to the film and DEFINITELY elevated it .
Inspired by Egyptian men in 80s and 90s leaving their families and going to gulf region countries to work . It interpreted the feelings of the woman but in a much dystopian dark way . and i live for that . Life is boring but not our feelings and thoughts. and this unique film brought these emotions to life .
my favorite scene is obviously the “ beba song “ The story behind is actually super interesting. The director wanted a song from the Egyptian folklore that meant everything and nothing. To explain the feelings but not with actual words. He shared his thoughts with his composer friend and the composer remembered that one song his grandmother used to sing for him when he was little and searched his mind and library for it . And then it was added to the film and DEFINITELY elevated it .
