There Is a Man In Our House
| There is a Man in Our House | |
|---|---|
 | |
| رَجِل بيتِنا في | |
| Directed by | Henry Barakat |
| Written by | Ihsan Abdel Quddous(novel), Yussef Issa (adaptation) |
| Starring |
Omar Sharif Rushdy Abaza Zahret El-Ola Hussein Riad Zubaida Tharwat Hassan Youssef |
| Edited by | Fathy Kassem |
Release dates | 8 April 1964 |
Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
There Is a Man in Our House (Arabic: رَجِل بيتِنا في Fi baitina rajul) is a 1961 Egyptian drama, history, romance film directed by Henry Barakat, an Egyptian film director of Lebanese origin.[1][2] The film is based on a novel by an Egyptian writer, Ihsan Abdel Quddous,[3][4] and stars Omar Sharif.[5]
Plot
Ibrahim is a young radical leader who lost his brother during a student demonstration that turned out to be very violent when the police decided to get involved and started to shoot anyone on their way. Unfortunately, Ibrahim's brother, a young smart boy, was shot to death in front of Ibrahim. When Ibrahim sees this, he plans to murder the prime minister as revenge, and he succeeds. After murdering the Prime Minister, Ibrahim seeks to hide in his friend's house, as he had no other choice whatsoever because all the authorities were pursuing him. His presence in the house endangered the whole family because none of them had any criminal record nor any political activities, they were a middle-class, simple family trying to stay away from all kinds of problems. Although his friend's parents were very peaceful and wanted to stay away from problems, they couldn’t resist but to help the Ibrahim. When Ibrahim entered the house and explained to his friend's family what has happened, they accepted to hide him in their house till they find a solution. The film then wanders through much hand wringing because of the blame both men have at jeopardizing the companion's folks, sisters, and a detested cousin. A sentiment amongst Ibrahim and the younger sister turns into a noteworthy sub-plot. As days were passing by, Ibrahim falls in love with her and decides to stay in Egypt instead of running away to Europe. This brought them a lot of problems because of two reasons. The first one is that they were both coming from a Muslim family, which wasn’t easy for them to portrait their love openly. Second, Ibrahim was lost between love and militancy. Eventually, he chooses to be among the resistance fighters and he ends up destroying the ammunition storage, thus by blowing himself.
Cast
- Omar Sharif as Ibrahim
- Rushdy Abaza as Abd El-Hamid
- Zahret El-Ola as Samia
- Hussein Riad as Zahir
- Zubaida Tharwat as Nawal
- Hassan Youssef as Mohey
References
- ↑ Fi Baitina Rajul at Manchester School of Arts, Language and Culture 's film catalogue. Retrieved on 20 July 2016.
- ↑ Egypt’s revolutions on film at bfi.org.uk Retrieved on 20 July 2016.
- ↑ Man In Our House, A (Fi Baitina Rajul) Retrieved on 20 July 2016.
- ↑ Peter Schepelern (2010). Filmleksikon (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. pp. 778–. ISBN 978-87-02-04523-9.
- ↑ Nonie Darwish (16 November 2006). Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 53–. ISBN 978-1-101-21785-6.
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