Raya and Sakina

1982 3h 42m AR

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 9

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Synopsis

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Rayya and Sekina, two poor sisters, kill their stepmother Ammuna and seize her gold, and to bury her body, Rayya marries Hasab Allah, and Sekina marries Abdel Aal, who works in the police station, so that he would dispel suspicions against them. Over time, they get used to bringing women to their homes, killing them, and stealing their gold.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shadia
Raya
Soheir El-Bably
Sekina
Ahmad Bedir
Abdel Aal
Mohamed Hamdy
Amal Salem
Amona
Mostafa Abdel Latif
Samiha Tawfiq
Naeem Essa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hussein Kamal
Writers: Bahgat Kamar
Languages: Arabic
Countries: Egypt

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RUNTIME

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At 222 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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2 / 7

ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Amin Abdel Razek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Shadia and Soheir El-Bably and Ahmad Bedir carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13163048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hussein Kamal directs. Amin Abdel Razek cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Egypt. Dialogue in Arabic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 222 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Amin Abdel Razek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shadia and Soheir El-Bably and Ahmad Bedir carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt13163048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.