Cairo Station

Cairo Station

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Release Date

7/31/1958

Runtime

77 mins

Overview

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Budget

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Revenue

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A pressurized study of desire and delusion set within the claustrophobic confines of a Cairo train station, where a marginalized man's fixation spirals into something darker. The film builds mounting dread through naturalistic detail and the proximity of its trapped characters.

Mood

TenseClaustrophobicUnsettling

Themes

ObsessionClassIsolation

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Black and whiteDocumentary-like

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Sexual violence

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