I Want a Solution
| I Want a Solution | |
|---|---|
| Arabic: أريد حلا | |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | Said Marzouk Faten Hamama |
| Produced by | Salah Zulfikar |
| Starring | Faten Hamama Rushdy Abaza |
| Cinematography | Mustafa Imam |
Production company | Salah Zulfikar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
I Want a Solution (Arabic: أريد حلاً, translit. Oridu hallan) is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by and produced by Salah Zulfikar.[1] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] The film criticized the laws governing marriage and divorce in Egypt.[3] The film is listed in Top 100 Egyptian films list. The script was written by Said Marzouk and Faten Hamama.[4] The film is inspired by a true story and it is Marzouk's third feature film.[5]
Plot[]
The film unveils the injustice of Egypt's personal status laws against women. Doria an Egyptian women is seeking to divorce her husband Methat a former diplomat with aristocratic background. In flashbacks, we learn that Methat verbally and physically abuses his wife and cheats on her. Doria requested divorce, but according to the Egyptian laws, a woman can only ask for divorce in specific cases.
Cast[]
- Faten Hamama as Doria
- Rushdy Abaza as Methat
- Amina Rizk as Hayat
- Ragaa Hussein as Actress
- Laila Taher as Actress
- Yulius Zagoni as Krad
See also[]
- List of Egyptian films of the 1970s
- Salah Zulfikar filmography
- List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of submissions to the 48th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
References[]
- ^ Annette Kuhn (1990). The Women's Companion to International Film. University of California Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-520-08879-5.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Orid Hallan". New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
- ^ "I Want a Solution, Said Marzouk". Cinéma Arabe. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Egypt's cinematic gems: I Want a Solution". مدى مصر. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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