''The Belly Dancer and the Politician'' ( arz, الراقصة والسياسي, translit. ''Al Raqisa wa Al Siyasy'') is an

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

film released in 1990.

Plot

Based on a novel by

Ihsan Abdel Quddous Ihsan Abdel Quddous ( arz, إحسان عبد القدوس ', ) (1 January 1919 – 12 January 1990) was an Egyptian writer, novelist, and journalist and editor in Egypt's '' Al Akhbar'' and '' Al-Ahram'' newspapers. He wrote many novels tha ...

, the film discusses the eternal conflict of power and authority, symbolized by the love affair between a politician and a belly dancer, revealing the corruption of a system where it becomes difficult to decide which has more integrity, the politician or the dancer.

Cast

Nabila Ebeid Nabila Ebeid ( ar, نبيلة عبيد) (born 21 January 1945 in Cairo, Egypt), also spelled Nabila Ebeed, is an Egyptian actress. Early life Born in the district of Shoubra, Nabila was a huge fan of classical Egyptian movies and used to gather m ...

* Salah Kabil * Farouk Falawkas * Ahmed Akl * Fatima Fouad * Nora Charles * Suhair Tawfik * Najwa Rabie * Enas Shalaby * Mervat el-Shennawy * Hamdi Salam * Saleh al-Aweel

External links

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References

1990s Arabic-language films 1990 films Egyptian drama films Fictional couples Films set in Egypt {{Egypt-film-stub