''The Bullet Is Still in My Pocket'' ( arz, الرصاصة لا تزال فى جيبى, translit. Al Rasasa La Tazal Fi Gaiby) is a film directed by Houssam El-Din Mustafa and is based on a story 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 that ...

. In his 1998

Al-Ahram ''Al-Ahram'' ( ar, الأهرام; ''The Pyramids''), founded on 5 August 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after '' al-Waqa'i`al-Masriya'' (''The Egyptian Events'', founded 1828). It is majori ...

article "Victory at the Box Office" Hani Mustafa lists it as one of several films dealing with the 1973 war that depict Egyptian society in crisis. It follows the soldier Mohammad ( Mahmoud Yassine) as he returns to his village in defeat after the

1967 war The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 Jun ...

, only to be met with contempt and derision. Fatima (Nagwa Ibrahim), the girl he loves has been raped by a high official ( Yusuf Shaaban) and Mohammad decides to avenge her by killing the official; he finds an outlet for his frustration when the 1973 war breaks out. This time when he returns to his village he is not shamed by his fellow citizens and the official is exposed as a rapist. Mohammad marries the girl he loves with the bullet still in his pocket.السينما - قاعدة بيانات الأفلام العربية - فيلم الرصاصة لا تزال في جيبي
تاريخ الولوج 16 مارس 2010

Synopsis

A young soldier named Mohammad hides in Gaza with a

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

family helping fighters escape after the

Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states (primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, S ...

. There, he meets a horse groomer named Marwan al-Akhras but suspects him of being an Israeli spy. Mohammad escapes by sea and returns to his hometown haunted by

PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that can develop because of exposure to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on a ...

from seeing comrades killed in front of him. He gets a cold reception in his home village as if he were deemed a failure. First staying with his cousin Fatima, he learns that she is to be betrothed to Abbas, an exploitative cooperative farming boss. However, Fatima's father Ibrahim blocks the marriage and Abbas leaves with his proposal rejected, but not before raping her. Abdel Hamid, who replaces Abbas, allows more freedom of speech among the local farmers, while Mohammad leaves to avenge his cousin. Mohammad enlists in the

War of Attrition The War of Attrition ( ar, حرب الاستنزاف, Ḥarb al-Istinzāf; he, מלחמת ההתשה, Milhemet haHatashah) involved fighting between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and their allies from ...

against Israel soon after. He discovers Marwan's treachery to be as suspected. Just as Mohammad agrees with Ibrahim to marry Fatima, the

Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egy ...

breaks out. Mohammad goes to war once more, returning with yet more emotional baggage, symbolized by the bullet he carries during the wedding.

Cast

* Mahmoud Yassine (Mohammad) * Nagwa Ibrahim (Fatima) *

Hussein Fahmy Hussein Fahmy ( ar, حسين فهمي; born 22 March 1940) is an Egyptian actor. He worked in the film and television industry for more than 50 years, specializing in film directing and appearing in over 100 film, television, and theatre productio ...

(Marwan) * Youssef Shaaban (Abbas) *

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, mea ...

(Azouz) *

Saeed Saleh Saeed Saleh also credited as ''Sa'eed Saleh Ibrahim''; ( ar, سعيد صالح إبراهيم) (July 31, 1940 – August 1, 2014) was an Egyptian comedian actor. Biography Saleh earned his bachelor of arts degree from Cairo University in 196 ...

(Khalil) *

Salah El-Saadany (, plural , romanized: or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːh, ( or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːtʰin construct state) ), also known as ( fa, نماز) and also spelled , are prayers performed by Muslims. Facing the , the direction of the Kaaba with ...

(Raouf) * Muḥyī Ismāʻīl *

Ahmed Al Jaziri Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

(Fatima's father Abdullah) * Ihsan Sharif (Mohammad's mother) *

Hayat Kandeel Hayat or Hayet is an Arabic word which means "life". People * Hayat Boumeddiene, common law wife of Amedy Coulibaly, who perpetrated the Montrouge shooting in France in 2015 *Hayat Kabasakal, Turkish management academic * Malik Asif Hayat, chair ...

(Zainab)

Cast

* Ihsan Abd al-Qudus. * Mahmoud Yassine. * Nagwa Ibrahim. *

. * Sa'eed Saleh. *

Youssef Chaban Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ...

. * Houssam El-Din Mustafa. * Youssef Shaaban

References

External links

The Bullet Is Still in My Pocket (Only Arabic)
Films about the Arab–Israeli conflict Films set in 1967 Films about the Israel Defense Forces Egyptian war drama films Yom Kippur War 1970s Arabic-language films Films set in the 1970s Films set in 1973 1970s war drama films {{war-drama-film-stub