Baladay wakhifa (1950)
2h 10m
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April 2, 1950Release Date
Plot.
Hanuma is engaged to struggling musician Mahrous. She meets film producer Khaled, who decides to take her to fame. She forgets her people and she's torn between following her desires or returning to the right path.
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Local & Sweet (Arabic: بلدي وخفة, transliterated Balady wa khifat) is an Egyptian musical drama film released on April 2, 1950. The film is directed by Hussein Fawzi, features a screenplay co-written by Fawzi and Hassan Tawfiq, and stars Naima Akef and Saad Abdel Wahab. The heroine, Hanuma, tries to escape poverty by any means despite her engagement to the penniless Mahrous. Khaled enters their lives and helps Mahrous move ahead in his career, presumably easing the potential couple's progress, but Khaled falls in love with Hanuma.