Sayed the Servant Boy

1985 2h 54m AR

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 7

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The fugitive Sayed seeks refuge with his uncle who works as a cook for a wealthy family. When the family's daughter gets divorced for the third time, the family enlist Sayed's help to marry her as a mohallel so she could reunite with her husband.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adel Emam
Sayed
Ragaa Al-Giddawy
Duriah Hanum
Mustafa Metwalli
Sherif
Omar Al-Hariri
Asem
Moshira Ismail
Huda
Farouq Falawkas
Meelad
Badr Nofal
Maghawy
Youssef Daoud
Jamalawy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hussein Kamal
Writers: Samir Abdelazim
Languages: Arabic
Countries: Egypt

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1 / 7

RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 7

ERA

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41 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 Medhat Bahgat 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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Adel Emam and Ragaa Al-Giddawy and Mustafa Metwalli carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21244962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hussein Kamal directs. Medhat Bahgat cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Egypt. Dialogue in Arabic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Medhat Bahgat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Adel Emam and Ragaa Al-Giddawy and Mustafa Metwalli carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt21244962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.