We Are the Bus People

1979 2h 15m AR

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 22

Drama

Synopsis

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Adel Imam and neighbour Abdel Moneim Madbouly are taken to a Police station after an altercation with a bus conductor. They are mistakenly arrested with a group of suspected terrorists and taken to a maximum security jail.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adel Emam
جابر
Abdel Moneim Madbouly
مرزوق
Younes Shalaby
علي
Moshira Ismail
منى
Aqeila Rateb
حفيظة - زوجة مرزوق
Saeed Abdel Ghani
رمزي
Esaad Younes
سونيا
Gamal Ismail
الصّول عبدالمعطي

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hussein Kamal
Writers: Galal El Hamamsy, Farouk Sabry
Languages: Arabic
Countries: Egypt

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hussein Kamal, shot by Mohsen Nasr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Baleegh Hamdy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Adel Emam and Abdel Moneim Madbouly and Younes Shalaby carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2256041 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hussein Kamal directs. Mohsen Nasr behind the camera. Baleegh Hamdy scores. Rashida Abdel Salam cuts. Produced in Egypt. Dialogue in Arabic.

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Things worth knowing

147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Hussein Kamal, shot by Mohsen Nasr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Baleegh Hamdy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Rashida Abdel Salam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Adel Emam and Abdel Moneim Madbouly and Younes Shalaby carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2256041 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.