The Malatily Bathhouse

A slow, somber plunge into a city's shadowy underworld, watching a young man's ideals erode amid obsession and survival.

Directed by

Salah Abu Seif

Genres

Drama

Starring

Shams El-Barudy, Yousuf Shaaban, Muhammad al-Arabi

Overview

The film is an adaptation of a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. The main character, Ahmad, leaves rural eastern Egypt for the city hoping to become economically self-sufficient, gets an apartment for his parents, and obtains a law degree. He and his family are refugees from a town occupied by the Israeli army, Ismaåilia. Ali, the owner of the Malatily Bathhouse, offers to let him stay there for free. Ahmad encounters several characters there, including Naåeema, a prostitute who he becomes obsessed with, and Raouf, a homosexual man.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, bleak and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, corruption, isolation, class

Content

Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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