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Completed Feature Film Ready for Immediate Production:

The Thief of Baghdad (Liss Baghdad)

The common belief is that Robin Hood is a true historical figure. In reality, he is a fictional character based on an Arab Jewish figure, Ibn al-Khayyؤپt (The Son of the Tailor), who lived in Baghdad during the era of the Abbasid Caliph al-Nؤپل¹£ir. He was the leader of the Ahl al-Futإ«wa(Brotherhood of Youth/Chivalry). He later joined Saladin al-Ayyإ«bؤ« in the war against the Crusaders, participating in the battle against Richard the Lionheart, and gaining a reputation that Richard's soldiers took with them, forming the basis for the legend of Robin Hood. The screenplay highlights the persecution that Jews suffered in Iraq, from the Caliphate of al-Mutawakkil in the 3rd century AH (9th century CE) until the time of al-Nؤپل¹£ir in the 6th century AH (12th century CE).

Extended Series: "The Narrator Said" (Qؤپl al-Rؤپwؤ«)

Extended episodes touring the history of Muslims. Complete episodes exist, and others are nearing completion, focusing on the atrocities of the Caliphs that are often silenced.

First: Completed Episodes Ready for Immediate Production (Focusing on simpler topics):

1. The Flawed Judge (Al-Qؤپل¸چؤ« al-Awqaل¹£)(The Judge of Mecca during the Caliphate of Abإ« Ja'far al-Manل¹£إ«r) The Flawed Judge lived in the 2nd century AH (8th century CE). His human challenge was that he was a deformed dwarf, yet he was renowned for his knowledge, character, and piety. He also had a problem with women.
2. Three Historical Episodes of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mu'taل¸چid Billah(Ruled 279–289 AH / 892–902 CE). He was known for his decisiveness, intelligence, and justice, combined with severity and cruelty. His reign was full of events. We have chosen three stories that reflect his personal traits, his relationship with society, and that give a realistic picture of the social life of his era. These three stories are factual, documented in historical books. The first story is cited by the historian Al-Masت؟إ«dؤ« in his history (Murإ«j al-Dhahab). The second story is mentioned by the historian Ibn al-Jawzؤ« in (Al-Muntazam). A third, humorous story is also included.
3. The Tragedy of Bilؤپl al-Ashت؟arؤ«:This addresses the tragedy of Bilؤپl al-Ashت؟arؤ«, the governor of Iraq under the overarching governorship of Khؤپlid ibn ت؟Abd Allؤپh al-Qasrؤ«. They were both ruined by tribal conflict in the Umayyad state. Bilؤپl, the grandson of the Companion Abإ« Mإ«sؤپ al-Ashت؟arؤ«, rose to prominence when he took over Baل¹£ra in 109 AH (727 CE) during Khؤپlid al-Qasrؤ«'s tenure in Iraq, until Caliph Hishؤپm dismissed his friend Khؤپlid al-Qasrؤ« from Iraq in 120 AH (738 CE). This marked the beginning of the tribulation for Bilؤپl al-Ashت؟arؤ« and Khؤپlid al-Qasrؤ«, culminating in their respective deaths in 126 AH (744 CE) during the governorship of Yإ«suf ibn ت؟Umar over Iraq.
4. The Wedding of Judge Shurayل¸¥:This tells the story of Judge Shurayل¸¥'s era in Kإ«fa, his relationships with the most famous scholars (who were then called Al-Qurrؤپ'—Reciters), the marriage customs with women of the Banإ« Tamؤ«m tribe, and some social anecdotes from the early Umayyad period.
5. True Stories Narrated by Ibn al-Dؤپyah in his book Al-Mukؤپfa'a(The Recompense):He is Yإ«suf ibn Ibrؤپhؤ«m, born in Baghdad in 180 AH (796 CE) and raised in the homes of the Abbasid Caliphs because his mother was the nurse (Dؤپyah) of Ibrؤپhؤ«m, the son of Caliph Al-Mahdؤ«. He was also the wet-nurse sibling of Al-Muت؟taل¹£im ibn al-Rashؤ«d, meaning Yإ«suf ibn Ibrؤپhؤ«m was raised in the palaces of the Abbasid Caliphate. When the Turks took control during Al-Muت؟taل¹£im’s Caliphate, and the stature of the Arabs and Persians declined, Yإ«suf ibn Ibrؤپhؤ«m was forced to migrate to Egypt, where he lived until after 260 AH (873 CE). His stories feature the role of women and ordinary people whom historians do not usually focus on. Examples of his stories include:
6. 5/1: The Prayer of a Wronged Woman:About the injustice of Ibn al-Mudabbir, the tax collector in Egypt, before the arrival of Aل¸¥mad ibn ل¹¬إ«lإ«n as governor. Ibn al-Mudabbir fought and was defeated by Aل¸¥mad ibn ل¹¬إ«lإ«n, meeting a bad end. In his position of power, Ibn al-Mudabbir wronged a person. The victim's wife pleaded with Ibn al-Mudabbir and threatened to pray against him, which he mocked. God subsequently took vengeance on him. The woman herself witnessed Aل¸¥mad ibn ل¹¬إ«lإ«n's punishment of Ibn al-Mudabbir and his humiliation after his arrogance.
7. 5/2: The Strangler (Al-Khannؤپq):Ismؤپت؟ؤ«l ibn Asbؤپل¹­rescued a young man accused of strangling children after verifying his repentance. The young man's sister was a key factor in his change of heart. The strangler eventually became an executioner for the vizier in Baghdad and was known for his ruthlessness in extracting money from high-profile detainees. The time came when Ismؤپت؟ؤ«l ibn Asbؤپل¹­ was unjustly accused of theft. He met the executioner in Baghdad, and the executioner saved his life.
8. 5/3: The Nurse of Ibn Khumؤپrawayh:(Who ruled after his father, Aل¸¥mad ibn ل¹¬إ«lإ«n). This is about two sisters married to two brothers who became widows. One was poor and generous, and the other was wealthy and miserly, often begrudging her sister if she borrowed anything. In a difficult situation, the generous sister found relief when she was chosen as the nurse for the princess, the beloved wife of the prince Khumؤپrawayh(Abإ« al-Jaysh), who ruled Egypt after his father’s death. This nurse, whose name was Umm ؤ€siya, gained great favor with the prince and his wife, acquired influence, and her situation changed to one of luxury. This happened after a dramatic confrontation with her miserly sister.
9. 5/4: The Yemeni Sheikh and ت؟Allؤپn:ت؟Allؤپnwas a corrupt scribe, but he behaved nobly towards the Yemeni Sheikh during his tribulation.
10. 5/5: The Most Beautiful Woman of Baل¹£ra in the 3rd Century AH:(Occurred in 255 AH / 869 CE).
11. 5/6: Ibn Yaت؟fur:The hero of the story is a young man whom Ibn al-Dؤپyah described as "intelligent of soul, quiet in endeavor."
12. True Stories from Ibn al-Jawzؤ«'s Book: Akhbؤپr al-Adhkiyؤپ' (Tales of the Intelligent):
13. 6/1: The Secret of the Land:About the intelligence of ت؟Aل¸چud al-Dawla.
14. 6/2: The Charlatan Weaver-Physician:A weaver who claimed to be a doctor in Ayyubid Cairo.
15. 6/3: A Woman Tricked Me:About a woman who deceived the judge and some people in Egypt during the Caliphate of the Fatimid Caliph Al-ل¸¤ؤپfiل؛“ li-Dؤ«n Allؤپh, around the year 524 AH (1130 CE).
16. 6/4: Umm Suل¸¥aym:The revenge of a Bedouin woman against those who wronged her.
17. 6/5: Isل¸¥ؤپq al-Mawل¹£ilؤ«, his Concubine, and Yaل¸¥yؤپ al-Barmakؤ«:Isل¸¥ؤپq ibn Ibrؤپhؤ«m al-Mawل¹£ilؤ« came to Yaل¸¥yؤپ ibn Khؤپlid al-Barmakؤ«complaining of poverty. Yaل¸¥yؤپ devised a clever way for him to receive money without costing the state treasury anything. The scenes of the story illustrate this method, the role of Isل¸¥ؤپq al-Mawل¹£ilؤ«'s concubine in it, and how it ended happily for the concubine and her beloved Mawل¹£ilؤ«. (Found in the historian Ibn al-Jawzؤ«'s book, Akhbؤپr al-Adhkiyؤپ').
18. Caliph Al-Ma'mإ«n's Foster Brother:A story mentioned by Ibn al-Jawzؤ« in (Al-Muntazam). The narrator is the famous scribe ت؟Amr ibn Masت؟adah, Caliph Al-Ma'mإ«n's most famous writer. Ibn al-Jawzؤ« mentions his biography, noting that he died in 217 AH (832 CE) and left eighty million Dirhams.
19. The Slap:Al-Aل¸¥naf ibn Qayswas the chief of Banإ« Tamؤ«m and a Companion of the early conquests, famous for his forbearance, despite being a disfigured, one-eyed dwarf. His great spirit made his people choose him as their leader. Due to his stance on the succession of Yazؤ«d ibn Muت؟ؤپwiya, people were sent to slap him to test his forbearance, and Al-Aل¸¥naf retaliated cunningly.
20. The Noble Sons (Awlؤپd al-Uل¹£إ«l):Occurred in the 3rd century AH (9th century CE) between Baghdad and Fusل¹­ؤپل¹­ (the capital of Egypt). About the scribe Al-ل¸¤asan ibn Makhlad who hid in Egypt and was sheltered by Ibn Lawqؤپ the Copt. Circumstances changed, and Al-ل¸¤asan ibn Makhlad returned to his position in Baghdad. When Ibn Lawqؤپ suffered a disaster, Al-ل¸¤asan ibn Makhlad rescued him.
21. The Egyptian Farmer in the Mamluk Era:The story revolves around the Egyptian countryside during the Mamluk era, focusing on five male farmers and their wives, in addition to the village overseer (al-Mashd) and his boy, the chief of the guards (Shaykh al-Khafr), and groups of guards, men, and women.

 

Second: Bold Episodes Revealing the Silenced Atrocities in the History of the Caliphs (Nearing Completion):

Caliphate of Abإ« Bakr:

• The Companions who practiced hypocrisy (those who never repented from the Companions of the Conquests) planted by Quraysh as spies around the Prophet.
• The Bayت؟at al-Saqؤ«fa(Succession at the Hall) and the position of Saت؟d ibn ت؟Ubؤپda.
• Abإ« Bakr unjustly and aggressively fought those he deemed apostates (Musaylimah the Liar was less of an infidel than Abإ« Bakr). The excessive cruelty in war (killing and burning) against those who refused to obey Quraysh.
• After subjugating them, directing them toward conquests during the Sacred Months.
• Atrocities in the Conquests:The Arab conquests were the basis and beginning of violation: violation of the legislation of fighting and violation of the Sacred Months. The Companions of the Conquests were more extreme in their disbelief than the pre-Islamic pagans who practiced Nasؤ«ت¾(intercalation to alter the timing of the Sacred Months).

Caliphate of ت؟Umar ibn al-Khaل¹­ل¹­ؤپb:

• The true ت؟Umar:Abإ« Jahl was ت؟Umar ibn al-Khaل¹­ل¹­ؤپb's maternal uncle. The sudden drama of ت؟Umar's conversion and emigration. ت؟Umar was Abإ« Sufyؤپn's greatest agent.
• ت؟Umar during Abإ« Bakr's Caliphate:ت؟Umar was the hero of Abإ« Bakr's appointment and the marginalization of the Anل¹£ؤپr. ت؟Umar killed Saت؟d ibn ت؟Ubؤپda.ت؟Umar and the marginalization of ت؟Alؤ« and the Hashimites. ت؟Umar threatened to burn the house of ت؟Alؤ« and Sayyida Fؤپل¹­ima al-Zahrؤپت¾. And depriving her of her inheritance from her father. ت؟Umar was the de facto ruler during Abإ« Bakr's Caliphate, and Abإ« Sufyؤپn was the beneficiary. ت؟Umar was the killer of Abإ« Bakr.The reasons and events.
• ت؟Umar assumed the Caliphate immediately after Abإ« Bakr's death and burial. ت؟Umar's favoritism toward Muت؟ؤپwiya. Violation of the Sacred Months during ت؟Umar's Caliphate. The conquest of Egypt. Divine retribution upon ت؟Umar and the conquering Companions (through famine and plague).

Caliphate of ت؟Uthmؤپn ibn ت؟Affؤپn:

• Violation of the Sacred Months during ت؟Uthmؤپn's Caliphate. He was corrupt and controlled by his cousin, Marwؤپn ibn al-ل¸¤akam. The revolution against him and his killing in his own house, led by Muل¸¥ammad ibn Abؤ« Bakr.

Caliphate of ت؟Alؤ« ibn Abؤ« ل¹¬ؤپlib:

• He was a political failure. Civil wars began with his Caliphate (Battle of the Camel, ل¹¢iffؤ«n, and Nahrawؤپn between ت؟Alؤ« and the Khawؤپrij). Violation of the Sacred Months in these wars.
• Assessment of ت؟Alؤ« ibn Abؤ« ل¹¬ؤپlib:The contrast between Muت؟ؤپwiya (the secular) and ت؟Alؤ«, who mixed politics with religion. The contrast between ت؟Alؤ«'s sexual genius and Muت؟ؤپwiya's political genius. Some manifestations of ت؟Alؤ«'s political failure.
• The Battle of the Camel and the role of ت؟ؤ€'isha. The Battle of ل¹¢iffؤ«n and the role of ت؟Amr ibn al-ت؟ؤ€ل¹£. The Battle of Nahrawؤپn.
• The Khawؤپrij (Bedouin Revolutionaries)in the first civil war. The beginning of the Khawؤپrij and their conflict with ت؟Alؤ«. The Khawؤپrij killed ت؟Alؤ« but failed to kill Muت؟ؤپwiya and ت؟Amr ibn al-ت؟ؤ€ل¹£. The Khawؤپrij's revolutions during Muت؟ؤپwiya's Caliphate. Shabath ibn Ribت؟ؤ«:The leader of the Khawؤپrij and the leader of shifting stances. Shabؤ«band his wife Ghazؤپlawith Al-ل¸¤ajjؤپj ibn Yإ«suf. The atrocities of the Khawؤپrij: killing children and disemboweling pregnant women.

Caliphate of Muت؟ؤپwiya:

• Muت؟ؤپwiya's preparation for the succession of his son Yazؤ«d:
• Killing ت؟Abd al-Raل¸¥mؤپn ibn Khؤپlid ibn al-Walؤ«dso he wouldn't be a rival to Yazؤ«d ibn Muت؟ؤپwiya.
• Acknowledging Ziyؤپd ibn Abؤ«hi and making him his brother.
• The role of al-Mughؤ«ra ibn Abؤ« Shuت؟ba.
• Killing ل¸¤ujr ibn ت؟Adؤ«.
• Muت؟ؤپwiya used money to undermine Al-ل¸¤asan ibn ت؟Alؤ« ibn Abؤ« ل¹¬ؤپlib. Al-ل¸¤asan ibn ت؟Alؤ«was preoccupied with money and women, neglecting his political ambition.
• Muت؟ؤپwiya bribed Al-ل¸¤asan's wife to poison him, and used money to get rid of the leader of Kindah, Al-ل¸¤asan's father-in-law. Did Muت؟ؤپwiya kill Sayyida ت؟ؤ€'isha?
• Muت؟ؤپwiya bribed Ibn ت؟Abbؤپs, the shrewd politician of the Hashimites, to keep silent about Al-ل¸¤asan's assassination.
• The pledge of allegiance to Yazؤ«d ibn Muت؟ؤپwiyaduring Muت؟ؤپwiya's lifetime.
• ت؟Amr ibn al-ت؟ؤ€ل¹£:His mother was the most famous prostitute. ت؟Amr betrayed the Egyptians, plundered their treasures, and took Egyptian peasant women captive, sending them to ت؟Umar ibn al-Khaل¹­ل¹­ؤپb. In the conflict between ت؟Alؤ« and Muت؟ؤپwiya: ت؟Amr opened Egypt for Muت؟ؤپwiya, killed its governor (Muل¸¥ammad ibn Abؤ« Bakr—appointed by ت؟Alؤ«), and burned his corpse inside a dead donkey. ت؟Amr's wealth upon his death.

Caliphate of Yazؤ«d ibn Muت؟ؤپwiya:

• The Karbala Massacre:Al-ل¸¤usayn's disappointment and his responsibility for the massacre and his death, along with most of his family. It was a struggle for wealth and power. The killing of children in the Karbala massacre.
• The Battle of al-ل¸¤arra:The people of Madؤ«na revolted against Yazؤ«d. Yazؤ«d ibn Muت؟ؤپwiya's army defeated them and raped their women. After this, they advanced toward Mecca, where ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn al-Zubayrhad declared himself Caliph. The siege of the Sacred Precinct and the burning of the Kaت؟ba. The political satire between Ibn al-Zubayr and Ibn ت؟Abbؤپs. Ibn al-Zubayr was on the verge of burning the Hashimites for refusing to swear allegiance to him. The first siege of the Kaت؟ba in the Sacred Month of Muل¸¥arram in the year 64 AH, and then 73 AH.

Caliphate of Muت؟ؤپwiya ibn Yazؤ«d:

• His abdication and murder, the dispersion of the Umayyad followers, the Qaysؤ« tribes joining Ibn al-Zubayr, and the war between them and the Kalb tribes, who defeated them in the Battle of Marj Rؤپhiل¹­.

Caliphate of Marwؤپn ibn al-ل¸¤akam:

• He was the cause of the first Great Fitna (Civil War) and a foundation for the second Great Fitna. During his Caliphate: The Jؤپbiya Conference and the pledge of allegiance to Marwؤپn ibn al-ل¸¤akam, followed by Khؤپlid ibn Yazؤ«d ibn Muت؟ؤپwiya, and then ت؟Amr ibn Saت؟ؤ«d al-Ashdaq. Marwؤپn married the mother of Khؤپlid ibn Yazؤ«d and publicly insulted him, which led Khؤپlid's mother to kill Marwؤپn. ت؟Abd al-Malik ibn Marwؤپntook power and slaughtered ت؟Amr ibn Saت؟ؤ«dwith his own hands. ت؟Abd al-Malik built the Al-Aqل¹£ؤپ Mosquein Jerusalem on the ruins of Solomon's Temple so his followers wouldn't go to Mecca, which was under the authority of Ibn al-Zubayr. Al-ل¸¤ajjؤپj killed Ibn al-Zubayr and crucified him. Marwؤپn was the killer of ل¹¬alل¸¥a in the Battle of the Camel.

Caliphate of ت؟Abd al-Malik ibn Marwؤپn (65–86 AH / 685–705 CE):

• Between ت؟Abd al-Malikand Muل¸¥ammad ibn al-ل¸¤anafiyya.
• Muل¸¥ammad ibn al-ل¸¤anafiyya and the Kaysؤپnitefollies.
• ت؟Abd al-Malik slaughtered ت؟Amr ibn Saت؟ؤ«d al-Ashdaqwith his own hand after giving him an assurance of safety. He threatened to kill anyone who preached piety to him. He built the Al-Aqل¹£ؤپ Mosqueas an alternative for the people of Syria to the Sacred House (Kaت؟ba). He turned the largest church in Damascus into the Umayyad Mosque.

Caliphate of Al-Walؤ«d ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik (86–96 AH / 705–715 CE):

• Killing for the slightest reason. He buried Waل¸چل¸چؤپل¸¥ al-Yamanalive because he was the lover of his wife, Umm al-Banؤ«n. He died before he could depose his brother Sulaymؤپn from the position of Crown Prince.

Caliphate of Sulaymؤپn ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik (96–99 AH / 715–717 CE):

• He took revenge on the conquest leaders who had supported Al-Walؤ«d ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik when the latter tried to remove him from the succession. Atrocities in the killing of the people of Jurjؤپn (now Georgia) in 98 AH. Interpretation of the sudden, mysterious death of Sulaymؤپn ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik.

Caliphate of Yazؤ«d ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik (101–105 AH / 720–724 CE):

• Famous for his debauchery. He had appointed his brother Hishؤپm as Crown Prince, but later intended to depose him to appoint his son Al-Walؤ«d ibn Yazؤ«d, but failed.

Caliphate of Hishؤپm ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik (105–125 AH / 724–743 CE):

• The reason for his hostility toward Al-Walؤ«d ibn Yazؤ«d, who succeeded him.

Caliphate of Al-Walؤ«d ibn Yazؤ«d (125–126 AH / 743–744 CE):

• He was an atheist, a drunkard, and a rogue. He took revenge on the sons of his uncle Hishؤپm and those who had supported Hishؤپm's attempt to depose him from the succession. He was killed by his cousin, Yazؤ«d ibn al-Walؤ«d ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik.

Caliphate of Yazؤ«d ibn al-Walؤ«d ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik (126 AH / 744 CE) and his murder.

Caliphate of Marwؤپn ibn Muل¸¥ammad (the last of the Umayyad Caliphs):His defeat against the Abbasid army in the Battle of the Zؤپb, his flight to Egypt, his atrocities there, his murder, and what happened to his women afterward.

Dramatic Situations and Figures in the Umayyad Era:

• Khؤپlid ibn Yazؤ«d ibn Muت؟ؤپwiyafalls in love with and marries Ramla bint al-Zubayr, the sister of ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn al-Zubayr.
• Political satire between Ibn al-Zubayr and his two rivals Ibn al-ل¸¤anafiyya and Ibn ت؟Abbؤپs.
• Al-Mukhtؤپr al-Thaqafؤ«.
• Muل¹£ت؟ab ibn al-Zubayr:The handsome, savage youth of Quraysh.
• The revolt and murder of Zayd ibn ت؟Alؤ« ibn al-ل¸¤usayn.
• The revolt and murder of Yaل¸¥yؤپ ibn Zayd ibn ت؟Alؤ«.
• Yazؤ«d ibn ت؟Abd al-Malikbetween his two concubines, ل¸¤abؤپba and Salؤپma.
• ت؟ؤ€'isha bint ل¹¬alل¸¥a:The enchanting woman of the era of Fitna and her husbands.
• Caliph Yazؤ«d ibn ت؟Abd al-Maliktook revenge on his governor of Madؤ«na and Mecca by deposing and torturing him for harassing Fؤپل¹­ima bint al-ل¸¤usayn ibn ت؟Alؤ«.
• The poet Al-ت؟Arjؤ«, grandson of Caliph ت؟Uthmؤپn: A product of the era of Fitna (strife of blood and immorality).
• Al-Ashtar al-Nakhaت؟ؤ«.
• ت؟Ubayd Allؤپh ibn Ziyؤپd:The criminal of Karbala.
• Al-Mukhtؤپr al-Thaqafؤ«:The adventurous opportunist and the religion he invented, who tracked down and killed all of ل¸¤usayn's killers, including ت؟Ubayd Allؤپh ibn Ziyؤپd.
• The killing of Yazؤ«d ibn al-Muhallab and his family in the Battle of Al-ت؟Aqr in 102 AH.
• Abإ« Hurayraand his service to the Umayyads by fabricating ل¸¤adؤ«th.
• Al-ل¸¤ajjؤپj ibn Yإ«suf, the Battle of Dayr al-Jamؤپjim, and his killing of ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn ت؟Umar.
• The persecution of the leaders of the Qadariyya (school of free will): Maت؟bad ibn Khؤپlid al-Juhanؤ«and Ghaylؤپn al-Dimashqؤ«.
• The persecution of the Egyptian Copts.
• Ziyؤپd ibn Abؤ«hi.
• Khؤپlid al-Qasrؤ«.
• Al-Awzؤپت؟ؤ«:The jurist of the Umayyads and then the Abbasids.

The Abbasid Caliphate:

• Abإ« Hؤپshim ibn Muل¸¥ammad ibn ت؟Alؤ« ibn Abؤ« ل¹¬ؤپlibestablished a secret, decentralized call/movement under the title (Al-Riل¸چؤپ min ؤ€l Muل¸¥ammad)(The Chosen One from the Family of Muل¸¥ammad). News of him reached Caliph Sulaymؤپn ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik, who summoned him and arranged for him to be poisoned on the road. When he felt the poison, he sought out Muل¸¥ammad ibn ت؟Alؤ« ibn ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn ت؟Abbؤپsand informed him of the secrets of the movement. The participants only learned of the Caliph's identity after the proclamation of the first Abbasid Caliph, Al-Saffؤپل¸¥.

Caliphate of Al-Saffؤپل¸¥ (132–136 AH / 750–754 CE):

• The killing of the senior Abbasid propagandists (Abإ« Salama al-Khallؤپland Sulaymؤپn ibn Kathؤ«r).
• The role of Abإ« Muslim al-Khurؤپsؤپnؤ«in the victory.
• The extermination of most Umayyads by killing, and the exhumation of the Umayyad Caliphs' graves and the crucifixion of their remains. ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn ت؟Alؤ«allowed the killing in Damascus for three hours upon entry, and turned its mosque into a stable for his animals for seventy days. He killed ninety-two thousand Umayyads in one day near a river in Ramla, spread mats over them, and ate a feast while they were still convulsing beneath. He sent Hishؤپm ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik's wife, ت؟Abda bint ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn Yazؤ«d ibn Muت؟ؤپwiya, with a group of Khorasani people to the desert, walking barefoot, unveiled, before they killed her. He then burned all the bones of the dead he found.
• The suppression of the opposing revolts and the killing of the people of Mإ«ل¹£il and the rape of their women after granting them safe conduct.
• Al-Saffؤپل¸¥'s wife was dominant over him.

Caliphate of Abإ« Jaت؟far al-Manل¹£إ«r (136–158 AH / 754–775 CE):

• He was the first to declare political sovereignty, calling himself "The Caliph of God!"
• The control of his wife over him.
• Al-Manل¹£إ«r and preaching.
• Al-Manل¹£إ«r killed his uncle ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn ت؟Alؤ«, Abإ« ل¸¤anؤ«fa, and Abإ« Muslim al-Khurؤپsؤپnؤ«after granting them safe conduct. He was responsible for the death of six hundred thousand people in his prisons, in addition to those killed in the wars. The revolt of his followers in the East. Ibn al-Muqaffaت؟was brutally murdered. He killed the Vizier Al-Mإ«riyؤپnؤ«and his family. The secrets of the killing of ت؟Abd al-Karؤ«m al-Waل¸چل¸چؤپت؟, who used to fabricate false ل¸¤adؤ«th for Abإ« Jaت؟far al-Manل¹£إ«r.
• The revolt of the ت؟Alid Muل¸¥ammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya and his brother Ibrؤپhؤ«m, their defeat, and Abإ« Jaت؟far al-Manل¹£إ«r burying their relatives alive.
• Abإ« Jaت؟far al-Manل¹£إ«r's jurists.

Caliphate of Al-Mahdؤ« (158–169 AH / 775–785 CE):

• The killing of opponents on charges of Zandaqa(heresy/atheism). Secrets of the Zandaqamovement. Getting rid of Abإ« Muslim al-Khurؤپsؤپnؤ«'s supporters in the inner circles of the Abbasid state.
• Al-Khayzurؤپnkilled her husband Al-Mahdؤ«, and then killed her son Caliph Al-Hؤپdؤ«so her son Al-Rashؤ«d could take over. All Caliphs after him were descendants of Al-Rashؤ«d, meaning Al-Khayzurؤپn was the mother of the Abbasid Caliphs, and she was originally a purchased slave concubine.

Caliphate of Al-Rashؤ«d (170–193 AH / 786–809 CE):

• Al-Rashؤ«dand his moral dissolutionand his use of Judge Abإ« Yإ«sufto fulfill his sexual desires. His excessive shedding of blood. An unknown wife and an unknown son of Al-Rashؤ«d—the reason for his persecution of the Barmakids.

Caliphate of Al-Amؤ«n (193–198 AH / 809–813 CE):

• He was a petty homosexual. His murder.

Caliphate of Al-Ma'mإ«n (198–218 AH / 813–833 CE):

• The war against the Egyptian Bashmإ«ri Coptsand their persecution.
• The issue of the Creation of the Qur'an, which continued until the Caliphate of Al-Wؤپthiq.
• The most important movements in the Abbasid era:
• The ل¸¤anbalؤ« Movementand its control over Iraq for centuries.
• The beginning of the military conflict between Al-Amؤ«n and Al-Ma'mإ«n:Al-ل¸¤asan al-Harsh, the leader of the ت؟Ayyؤپrإ«n(vagrants/thieves), joined Al-Amؤ«n and led the common people (the naked thieves) in defense of Baghdad. With Al-Amؤ«n's defeat and murder, Al-Harsh began robbing the residents of Baghdad. When Al-Ma'mإ«n took over the Caliphate, Al-ل¸¤asan al-Harsh transformed into a Shiite propagandist. He failed, and his son became a ل¸¤adؤ«th "scholar" and a friend of ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn Aل¸¥mad ibn ل¸¤anbal, who wrote his father's works. They exploited the fame of Ibn ل¸¤anbal after his imprisonment and flogging, making him a leader against his will, and fabricating the ل¸¤adؤ«th ("Man ra'ؤپ minkum munkaran..."—Whoever among you sees an evil) to be their legal basis in confronting Al-Ma'mإ«n, and then Al-Muت؟taل¹£im and Al-Wؤپthiq after him. In the Caliphate of Al-Wؤپthiq, he personally killed the ل¸¤anbalؤ« rebel Aل¸¥mad ibn Naل¹£r al-Khuzؤپت؟ؤ«in 231 AH and had him crucified in Baghdad.
• The situation escalated with the control of the Muت؟tazilite Vizier Ibn al-Zayyؤپtover Al-Wؤپthiq's Caliphate, and his work to humiliate the Crown Prince to force him to abdicate. Al-Wؤپthiq died suddenly, and the Crown Prince assumed the Caliphate with the title Al-Mutawakkil in 232 AH. He took revenge on Ibn al-Zayyؤپt and his associates, making ل¸¤anbalism the state religion. He was the one who demolished ل¸¤usayn's shrine, compelled the People of the Book to wear specific humiliating attire, expelled the Arabs and Persians from the army, and brought in Turksinstead. This led to Arab soldiers in Egypt becoming highwaymen who devastated the northern coast, and Turkish commanders controlling the Abbasid Caliphate. They were the ones who killed Al-Mutawakkil in 247 AH while he was in a drinking session with his Vizier Al-Fatل¸¥ ibn Khؤپqؤپn, and then killed his son Al-Muntaل¹£ir the following year, followed by Al-Mustaت؟ؤ«n, Al-Muت؟tazz, Al-Muhtadؤ«... etc. This occurred while the ل¸¤anbalؤ«s maintained control of the streets to the extent that some Caliphs feared them. ل¸¤anbalؤ« control was evident in their persecution of Al-ل¹¬abarؤ«late in his life, and their persecution of the Shiites, which led the Shiite Vizier Ibn al-ت؟Alqamؤ«to cooperate with the Tatars, resulting in the fall of Baghdad. Caliph Al-Qؤپdir Billahexterminated the Muت؟tazilites during his Caliphate (381–422 AH) and proclaimed the ل¸¤anbalؤ« (Al-Iت؟tiqؤپd al-Qؤپdirؤ«)(The Creed of Al-Qؤپdir).
• ل¸¤anbalism is the mother of all terrorist movements in the world now.The Muslim Brotherhood, its secret and public organizations, Hamas and ISIS believe in it. We are confronting them with intellectual warfare and with this project through soft-power drama.
• The Zanj Rebellion:An adventurer named ت؟Alؤ« ibn Muل¸¥ammadexploited the suffering of the Black slaves (Zanj) and ignited a revolution that lasted between 255–270 AH (869–883 CE). They killed about one and a half million people, and about three hundred thousand were killed in Baل¹£ra in a single day.
• The Qarmaل¹­ians:They wreaked havoc in Northern Syria and Iraq, famous for killing children. The historian Al-ل¹¬abarؤ« was their contemporary and wrote strange things about them.

Dramatic Figures in the Abbasid Era:

• Rabؤ«ت؟a al-Ra'y(The Jurist).
• ت؟Amr ibn ت؟Ubayd.
• Yaل¸¥yؤپ ibn Aktham(Judge during Al-Ma'mإ«n's era) and his homosexuality.
• Shaghab(Mother of Caliph Al-Muqtadir) who ruled the Abbasid Caliphate for a quarter of a century.
• Qabؤ«ل¸¥a(Mother of Caliph Al-Muت؟tazz ibn al-Mutawakkil), her treasures, her destruction of her son's Caliphate, her ordeal, and her rape by ل¹¢ؤپliل¸¥ ibn Waل¹£ؤ«f.
• The slave girl Thamal, who was appointed as Chief Judge (Qؤپل¸چؤ« al-Quل¸چؤپt)!
• Caliph Al-Qؤپhir, who ended up as a beggar.
• ت؟Ujayf ibn ت؟Anbasa.
• Khumؤپrawayh ibn Aل¸¥mad ibn ل¹¬إ«lإ«n(between luxury and homosexuality).
• The Abbasid Caliph Al-Nؤپل¹£ir(ruled 47 years: 575–623 AH / 1179–1225 CE). He was the one who caused Genghis Khanto destroy the Khwarezmian Empire, bringing the Mongols to the borders of the Abbasid state.
• Caliph Al-Mustaت؟ل¹£im: He was treacherous with the gold he hoarded. In 648 AH (1250 CE), he objected to the accession of Shajarat al-Durr to the Sultanate in Egypt, despite her being the one who defeated and captured Louis IX. Ten years later, Hulagu entered Baghdad. Hulagu despised him and ordered his soldiers to kick him to death. Hulagu melted all that gold into ingots and built a fortified castle for it in Azerbaijan.

The Shiite Fatimid Caliphate:

• . Establishing Cairo and Al Azhar . The secret and public mission of Al Azhar
• Secrets of the peaceful Fatimid takeover of Egypt.
• The Egyptians mock Al-Muت؟izz al-Fؤپل¹­imؤ«'s deification of himself.

4  . Kalipha Al-ل¸¤ؤپkim bi-Amr Allؤپhdeclares his divinity. Al-Darazؤ«and Khإ«tkin led the call for his deification. After Khإ«tkin was killed, Al-Darazؤ« fled to Syria, where the Druze sect was founded. Al-ل¸¤ؤپkim's marvels, his end, and the role of his sister Sitt al-Mulk.

• Caliph Al-Mustanل¹£ir, who ruled for 60 years from his childhood, during whose reign Egypt witnessed the Great Famine starting in 446 AH (1054 CE).
• The control of Viziers in appointing the Fatimid Caliphs. The most famous Viziers: Badr al-Jamؤپlؤ«and his son Al-Afل¸چal. Al-Afل¸چaldeposed Caliph Nizؤپr and replaced him with Al-Mustaت؟lؤ«. This angered ل¸¤asan al-ل¹¢abbؤپل¸¥(430–518 AH / 1037–1124 CE), who took refuge in the Alamإ«t fortressand founded the Assassinssect specializing in assassination.
• Saladin al-Ayyإ«bؤ«'s easy elimination of the Fatimid State.

Modern Scripts

Scripts Ready for Immediate Production – For Sale:

Contemporary Films:

1. "Infiltration" – Crime
2. Reveals unknown truths about the infiltration between the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s State Security during Mubarak’s era. A unique, dialogue-free script based solely on visuals and real events.
3. "The Mafia Are Coming" – Crime
4. Chronicles the Brotherhood’s emergence during Sadat’s "Open Door" policy era, their evolution into organized gangs, and later into political and financial enterprises.
5. "Perhaps, Relief Will Come" – Political Comedy
6. A battle of wits between a police chief and a corrupt businessman who always escapes justice. Touches on aspects of Egyptian elections.
7. "Mordechai El-Bastawisi"
8. Inspired by real events, it tells the story of a Jewish orphan whose father, a doctor, was persecuted by a corrupt intelligence officer in Nasser’s era. The son later takes revenge, manipulating the religious culture of rural Egypt.
9. "A House About to Collapse" – Romantic Social Drama
10. Exposes how extremist sheikhs ruin society. Religious debates are organically embedded into the plot, mostly taking place between a house and a nearby mosque in an Egyptian city.
11. "Sebaa’i and Dancing with Snakes" – Romantic Comedy
12. A blind poor man takes revenge on the villagers who humiliated and exploited him. How he does it is the core plot twist.
13. "Pretrial Detention"
14. Discusses torture in Egypt during the Sisi era.
15. "The Ultimate Arab"
16. About Arab tourists in America.
17. "Sheikh Shamhoursh"
18. On how state security controls Al-Azhar during the Sisi era.
19. "The Black Hole"
20. A silent script illustrating an unknown reality on the margins of Egypt’s 2011 revolution.

 

Egyptian Tales – TV Specials (50 minutes):

1. "The Scarf"
2. A story of a hypocritical and morally corrupt religious man who gets what he deserves.
3. "Hiccups"
4. How overprotecting children delays their maturity and leads to failure in life.
5. "Dying"
6. A wealthy tyrant recalls his sins on his deathbed, abandoned by family except for one victim who stays by his side.
7. "Strangers"
8. A moral family (parents, grandmother, and three kids) faces societal corruption.
9. "I Still Have Hope"
10. A man facing despair after a major shock is exploited, but eventually regains hope and purpose.
11. "The Do-Gooder"
12. A psychological struggle among three people living under one roof.

 

Modern Series Ready for Production:

"The Reward" – 15 Episodes

• A man's late-life awakening and attempt to fix his past wrongs.

Second: Nearly Completed Dramas

Contemporary Films:

1. "Al-Sarabati" – Social-Political
2. Set in late 1950s Egypt, following a Jewish communist doctor who flees Cairo and ends up in a rural clinic, trying to enlighten peasants under secret police surveillance. Ends tragically.
3. "Until Further Notice"
4. How media manipulates public opinion through the story of a retired Christian man whose daughter was abducted by extremists.

 

Contemporary Series (Partially Completed):

• "The Preacher"– A reformist preacher is persecuted. (7 of 15 episodes ready)
• "The Diaphragm"– Social crime drama (10 episodes ready)
• "Abu Al-Makarem's Building"– Complex urban Cairo life. (60 episodes ready)
• "The Edge"– A wealthy Egyptian-American returns to reform his village. (6 episodes)
• "Turb Al-Ghafir"– Lives of rich & poor among Cairo’s cemeteries (8 episodes)
• "Ain Shams"– A pharaoh temple turned into a money-making mosque
• "Behind the Niqab"– Crime under religious disguise (4 episodes)
• "Dawlat Dawlat"– A beautiful educated woman wreaks havoc in her community (3 episodes)
• "Preacher Conflicts"– Conflicts between religious ideologies (4 episodes)
• "Banned Episodes"– Debates on controversial Islamic laws
• Children's Series: "The Three Friends"– On coming of age (6 episodes ready)
• "The Republic of Kafr Sabha"– On the state vs. Al-Azhar in a remote village

 

Contemporary Egyptian Tales in Progress (50-minute TV Specials):

• Titles like:
• The Mayor
• DNA
• Difference of Opinion
• The Little Don
• Know Your Enemy
• The Devil Preaches
• Political Asylum
• The Blind and the Scorpion
• The Cockroach
• Romeo & Juliet / Khalid and Ramla
• And many more...

 

Some treatments

(Infiltration): A Dialogue‑Free Screenplay

Main Characters
1 – Informant Sayed
2 – Officer Salim
3 – Young Egyptian man, victim of torture
4 – Sheikh Al‑Shabrawi
5 – The veiled woman, Mona
6 – Sheikh Makram

Supporting Roles & Extras
1 – Eight soldiers
2 – Four defendants
3 – Waiters at “Hati Al‑Amanah” Restaurant
4 – Restaurant owner
5 – Two cooks at “Hati Al‑Amanah” Restaurant
6 – Four prostitutes
7 – Madam of the prostitution ring
8 – Minibus driver No. 1
9 – Group of passengers
10 – Minibus driver No. 2
11 – Wife of the informant
12 – Three young men in Gulf attire
13 – Director of the electronics company
14 – Man in traditional Egyptian garb
15 – Group of veiled women
16 – Owner of the “Modern Chemicals Factory”
17 – Khaled, his wife, and his mother
18 – Groups of bearded men and veiled women praying
19 – Doctor and two nurses
20 – Coffee shop owner
21 – Group of bearded prisoners
22 – Group of prison guards
23 – Warden of the prison
24 – U.S. consulate employee
25 – U.S. airport employee
26 – Group of American men with beards, of Arab, Asian, and African descent

 

Outdoor Filming Locations
1 – General view of Cairo city
2 – Police station building
3 – Public road at night
4 – Rural road
5 – Store entrance
6 – Desert area
7 – Prison yard

 

Indoor Filming Locations
1 – Office of the chief detective
2 – Cell No. 1
3 – “Hati Al‑Amanah” Restaurant
4 – Brothel apartment
5 – Informant’s car
6 – Informant’s apartment
7 – Mansouriya Company building
8 – Housewares store
9 – Office of Rashid Pasha
10 – Prison transport vehicle
11 – Modern Chemicals Factory
12 – Khaled and Mona’s apartment
13 – Mosque
14 – Hospital room
15 – Traditional coffee shop
16 – Prison warden’s office
17 – U.S. consulate office
18 – Inside an airplane
19 – U.S. airport
20 – Sheikh Al‑Shabrawi’s palace

(Sheikh Shamhursh)

Main Characters

• Colonel Mahmoud Baraka
• Talha Al‑Talhawi
• Sheikh Masoud
• Mervat
• Mervat’s father
• Officer De Lesseps
• Idris, 60 years old
• The doctor
• The nurse
• Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa
• Umm Sanaa’s husband
• Groups of passersby – men, women, and children
• Rifaat Salem, Talha’s secretary
• The farmers Ma’ruf and Mahmoud
• Mahasin Abbas
• Darwish, the cart driver
• Four young men from the village gang
• Five people in Al‑Azhar attire: Ramadan, son of the mayor, and the teachers Ihab, Farhat, Raafat, and Othman
• The coffee vendor
• The mayor, a man in his sixties
• Darwish, the janitor
• Talha’s car driver
• Fares, leader of the terrorists
• Young bride in wedding dress
• Young groom

 

Extras

• Groups of men, women, and children
• Mohsen, police sergeant
• Groups of men praying
• Ten masked soldiers
• Wedding guests – men and women
• Central Security guards
• Hospital patients
• Doorman
• Four male farmers among them
• Group of middle‑aged women
• Group of male farmers
• Groups of village women
• Audience of villagers – men, women, and children

 

Outdoor Scenes

• A street in Cairo
• Outside a mosque
• In front of the National Security building
• The market
• In front of Talha and Mervat’s apartment building
• Vast blue‑tinged open space
• Grave among tombs
• Asphalt road
• Street in the village of Al‑Labaida
• In front of Sheikh Shamhursh’s shrine

 

Indoor Scenes

• Colonel Baraka’s office
• Mosque
• Modest living room in Mervat’s father’s apartment
• Prison cell
• Room in Sheikh Masoud’s apartment
• Women’s ward in the hospital
• Wedding hall
• Men’s ward in the hospital
• Doctor’s office in a public hospital
• Living room in Talha and Mervat’s apartment
• Mervat’s bedroom in the apartment
• Living room in the new apartment – spacious with luxurious furnishings
• Corridor between Talha’s apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa’s apartment on the same floor
• Secretary’s office of Sheikh Talha – a government office with one open door and another closed door
• Sheikh Talha Al‑Talhawi’s office – luxurious
• Rifaat’s office
• Modest bedroom of Umm Sanaa and her husband
• Living room in the mayor’s manor
• Rural coffee shop on a dirt road
• Living room in Talha’s new apartment in the village of Al‑Labaida
• Office of the head of the institute
• Locked cell
• Rural bedroom
• Rural living room in the groom’s house

 

(Pre‑Trial Detention)

Main Characters

• Hamdi Zahir
• Rashdi Pasha
• Rifqi Pasha
• The five prisoners: Farghali, Zaki, Rifaat, Shakir, Faiz
• Officer Murad

 

Supporting Characters

• Officer Marwan
• Sheikh Marzouk
• Mimi
• Hamdi’s father
• Shawkat Pasha
• Hamdi’s mother
• Coffee shop waiter
• Two people in the coffee shop
• Female doctor
• Non‑speaking extra
• Dentist
• Eight people in the coffee shop

 

Soldiers

• 10 under Murad’s command, including 2 guarding Hamdi to prison
• 10 inside the prison under Rashdi Pasha’s command — all involved in:
• Attempted assault on Hamdi
• Greeting Hamdi as he walks in the prison
• (1) taking part in torturing Hamdi
• (2) transferring Hamdi to the hospital
• (5) guarding the five prisoners

 

Outdoor Scenes

• In front of Colonel Rashdi’s villa
• In front of Rifqi Pasha’s villa
• The highway
• In front of the Leadership Training Institute
• In front of a rural house
• Street
• In front of a village in the middle of the desert

 

Indoor Scenes
In the prison:

• Solitary cell
• Prisoner ward (Ward 3)
• In front of solitary cell
• Another solitary cell
• Room inside the prison

Other indoor scenes:

• Popular coffee shop
• Hospital room
• Dentist’s office
• Offices:
• School principal’s office
• Officer Marwan’s office
• Colonel Rashdi’s office in prison and in his villa
• Shawkat Pasha’s office
• Hamdi in the Leadership Training Institute office
• Living rooms:
• Hamdi’s house
• Rashdi’s villa
• Rifqi’s villa
• Marwan’s house
• Rural house
• Bedrooms:
• Rashdi’s bedroom
• Rifqi’s bedroom
• Hamdi’s bedroom
• Inside a car

 

 

(Mordechai Al‑Bastawisi)

Main Characters
1 – Mordechai (as a child, then as a young man, then as an older man)
2 – Dr. Haroun Zakher – Mordechai’s father
3 – Zenati (hospital orderly, then mayor, then village madman)
4 – Sheikh Al‑Sha’bani (Sheikh Al‑Maimouni / Ghattas)

 

Supporting Characters
1 – Sikkina – Zenati’s wife
2 – Sharbat – second wife
3 – Officer Raafat (later secretary of the governorate)
4 – (Ghitani) – head village guard, then mayor
5 – Mordechai’s four assistants: Sayed Tantawi, Gad Al‑Haq, Farhoud, Ali Gomaa
6 – Bassiouni
7 – Tamraz – friend of Dr. Haroun
8 – Charlatan sheikh
9 – Omar Hashem
10 – Village elders (seven): Mahmoud, Abdel‑Salam, Abdel‑Wahab, Abdel‑Halim, Abdel‑Baseer, Gamal, Al‑Husseini
11 – Matawe’
12 – Hajj Farhat
13 – Girl washing dishes

 

Speaking Extras
1 – Farmer with a cow
2 – Poor patient
3 – Four men
4 – Soldier
5 – House owner in Abu Rawash
6 – Wife
7 – Samira, daughter of Hajj Farhat

 

Non‑Speaking Extras

• Son of the charlatan sheikh
• Sleeping children
• Two soldiers with rifles
• Guard soldier
• Young man in Abu Rawash
• Man bringing religious offerings
• Husband bringing his wife
• Husband with his elderly wife
• Watchman
• Two newborn infants
• Esther

 

Groups

• Patients outside Dr. Haroun’s hospital
• Two men with a donkey carrying an elderly sick woman
• Ten patients (five men and five women) inside the hospital
• Group of sick people
• Number of prisoners exercising and talking
• Line of farmers and city folk
• Villagers (men, women, children) in various situations:
  1 – Chasing Mordechai when he escaped with the cow
  2 – Publicly shaming Mordechai
  3 – Welcoming him warmly after his release from prison
  4 – Interacting with Sheikh Al‑Sha’bani
  5 – Building the Al‑Maimouni mosque
  6 – Group of women standing outside the mosque
  7 – Line of women with their husbands
  8 – Angry at Mordechai
  9 – Following Mordechai in his repentance
  10 – Groups of men, women, and children at the Al‑Bastawisi shrine
  11 – Young men playing football

 

Outdoor Scenes

In the village:

• General view of a rural Egyptian village in the heart of the Delta
• Empty village street
• Village streets
• In front of the mayor’s manor
• Village mosque façade
• Rooftops of rural houses
• In front of the head guard’s house
• Outside the mayor’s house (manor)
• Sheikh Al‑Maimouni mosque exterior

In the fields:

• Field half‑overgrown, half barren land
• Ancient column in the middle of barren land
• Rural farmland
• Country road
• Road to the mayor’s field
• Animal pen in a field under a tree by the canal
• On the canal bank

Other locations:

• Street in an Egyptian city in the late 1950s
• In front of Dr. Haroun Zakher’s hospital
• In front of prison gates
• Street in an Egyptian city
• Street in Alexandria
• General view of an Israeli city

 

Indoor Scenes

In Dr. Haroun & Mordechai’s house:

• Luxurious bedroom
• Living room
• Dr. Haroun’s office

In Dr. Haroun’s hospital:

• Hospital reception area
• Examination room
• Outside the examination room door

Other rooms and offices:

• Various rooms in rural houses
• Room in a Sufi sheikh’s house
• Raafat’s bedroom
• Elegant bedroom
• Officer Raafat’s office
• Outside the governorate secretary’s office

In prison:

• Cell
• Yard inside prison

In the mayor’s house:

• Manor
• Modest bedroom
• Sitting room
• Sikkina’s bedroom
• Sharbat’s bedroom
• Outside Sikkina’s bedroom
• Outside Sharbat’s bedroom
• Under the bed
• Central courtyard of the mayor’s house

Other interiors:

• Animal pen in rural house
• Rural house courtyard
• Spacious living room in head guard’s house
• Popular restaurant
• Al‑Sha’bani’s room in the mosque
• Inside Sheikh Al‑Maimouni mosque: hall, room, donation room
• Inside a car
• In front of an apartment door in Alexandria
• In front of Esther’s apartment door
• Living room in Esther’s house
• Mordechai’s office
• Sheikh Al‑Bastawisi shrine
• Inside an airplane

 

(Seba’i and the Dance with the Snakes)

Main Characters

• Blind man, Sheikh Seba’i (35 years old)
• Shams Bey (in his fifties)
• Madbouli (35 years old)
• Salim (45 years old)
• Tahawi (45 years old)
• Mahmoud (18 years old)
• Hilaliya (18 years old)
• Fathiya (35 years old)
• Setita (30 years old)
• Tantawi (60 years old)
• Ne’emat Hanem
• Thurayya (40 years old)
• Umm Madbouli
• Ghanem
• Sa’diya
• Soso
• Saniya

 

Supporting Characters

• First nurse
• Second nurse
• Doctor
• 20 men and women in tattered rural clothing
• Six men of varying ages
• Group of women in tattered rural clothing

 

Outdoor Scenes

• Small rural cemetery among the fields
• Dusty, bumpy country road winding through the fields
• Inside a car
• Exterior view of a small hamlet among the fields
• Hamlet and manor house
• Main street of the hamlet
• Rooftops in the hamlet
• Streets in the hamlet
• In front of Seba’i’s house on the street
• In front of the manor house
• In front of Fathiya’s house
• In front of Sa’diya’s house
• Indoors, in front of the window of the corner room (zawiya)
• Manor garden
• Asphalt road
• Country road
• Daytime exterior in a field
• In front of the villa
• In front of a cemetery

 

Indoor Scenes

• Spacious living room in the manor house
• Nighttime interior – Shams Bey’s bedroom
• Tantawi’s bedroom
• Sheikh Seba’i’s bedroom
• Courtyard of an old rural mosque made of mud
• Living room in Madbouli’s house
• Living room in Salim’s house
• Living room in Fathiya’s father’s house
• Living room in Fathiya’s house
• The cemetery
• Outer window of Seba’i’s house
• Bedroom in Fathiya’s house
• Luxurious living room in Ghanem’s apartment
• Luxurious bedroom
• “Unknown Woman” room (Fathiya)
• Luxurious living room in the manor
• Inside the manor gardener’s room
• Seba’i’s hospital room
• Ne’emat Hanem’s bedroom
• Indoor scene beside a window
• Madbouli’s house
• Salim’s house
• Kitchen in the villa
• Rooftop of the villa
• Public prosecutor’s office

 

(Perhaps It Will Be Resolved)

Main Roles

• The Young Man: Ahmed Hamdallah Mohamed (31 years old)
• Brigadier Shukri– Police brigadier
• Noha– Ahmed’s fiancée and cousin
• The Pasha: Ahmed Mohamed Hamdallah – Millionaire, corrupt businessman, and criminal

 

Supporting Roles

• Four young men
• The Bald Man – Retired
• Major Raafat
• Major Mahmoud
• Fawzi – Director of the distribution company
• Ezzat – Head of the distribution division
• Baligh – Fawzi’s secretary

 

Minor Roles

• Ahmed’s father
• Ahmed’s mother
• Noha’s father
• Noha’s mother
• House owner
• Policeman in Brigadier’s office
• Three young men and three young women in romantic situations
• Air‑conditioned bus driver
• Public transport bus driver
• Barber
• Wife in a love affair
• Wife’s lover
• Passenger (male)
• Passenger (female)
• Ticket collector
• Pasha’s secretary for public service
• Four men leaving the Pasha’s office
• Girl in the distribution company
• Group of girls in the distribution company: Doaa, Hoda, Maha
• Soha – the retired dancer
• Bank manager
• Bank employee
• Housewife
• Senior employee

 

Crowd & Extra Scenes

• Central Security soldiers
• Two officers with the brigadier at the demolished house
• Important men with the brigadier at the demolished house
• Ambulance crew
• Children mocking naked youths
• Housewife
• Five young men working in distribution
• Five soldiers, three thugs
• Three soldiers, three informants
• Three thugs
• Crowd in front of demolished house
• Passengers on a public bus
• Coffee shop patrons
• People in the streets and balconies
• Ten informants
• Crowds at election campaign events
• Crowds cheering in the streets in victory parades

 

Outdoor Scenes
Streets:

• Popular street
• Street in Maadi
• Wide street
• Cairo–Alexandria road
• In front of a traffic checkpoint on a highway

Other exteriors:

• Bus station
• Rooftops:
• On a regular apartment building, in front of Ahmed and Noha’s rooms
• On a large apartment building
• In front of a street tent (saradek)
• Building entrances:
• Distribution company
• Contracting company
• Public service office
• Orphan care center
• In front of a villa
• Popular coffee shop

 

Indoor Scenes
Living rooms (salons):

• Spacious living room in a dilapidated apartment
• Company distribution office salon
• Salon in the Pasha’s public service office
• Secretariat room
• Pasha’s contracting company salon
• Bank hall
• Hotel lobby
• Living room inside the Bald Man’s apartment
• Living room in Brigadier Shukri’s house
• Living room inside villa
• Large meeting hall

Bedrooms:

• Ahmed’s rooftop bedroom
• Noha’s rooftop bedroom
• Fawzi’s bedroom
• Sheikh Fawah’s bedroom
• Room with electrical switches

Offices:

• Brigadier Shukri’s office
• Officer Raafat’s office
• Head of distribution division’s office
• Fawzi’s office
• Millionaire’s office in the contracting company
• Millionaire’s office in public service
• Bank manager’s office
• Office for accepting parliamentary candidacy applications

Other interiors:

• Prison cell
• In front of apartment in a building
• Inside a regular taxi
• Inside a Peugeot 7‑passenger taxi
• Inside an air‑conditioned bus
• Inside a public bus
• Inside a police van
• Secret coffee shop for contraband (den)
• Barber shop
• Inside an election campaign tent

 

(The Egyptian Mafia – Sheikh Al‑Mansar)

Main Characters

• Mamdouh– Story’s protagonist
• Azzouz– Old gang member, colleague of Mamdouh’s father
• Nanny Soso– Mamdouh’s nanny and his father’s mistress
• Faiz– Peanut seller, old gang member, colleague of Mamdouh’s father
• Ali Anani– Journalist, Mamdouh’s maternal uncle
• The Big Boss

Members of the New Gang Crew:

• The fake officer
• Issam (Madbouli)
• Badriya – Dr. Samira

 

Supporting Characters

• Nurse
• Taxi driver (also plays the roles of police chief and marriage registrar)
• The mayor
• Woman gang member in the hotel
• Businessman in the hotel
• Ten male gang members
• Clerk in the railway luggage office
• Hotel receptionist
• Young peasant girl pulling a cow
• Casino waiter

 

Non‑Speaking Roles
Crowd / Extras:

• Little girl with her mother in a park
• Park visitors
• Young girl in the park
• Office workers and hotel guests
• Barber
• Line of customers in a bank
• Office owner
• Workers and clerks
• Government office manager
• Passengers inside a car
• Printing press worker
• Farmer
• Casino visitors
• Road guide
• Man in a Mercedes showing only his hand

 

Indoor Scenes

Rooms:

• Room in Tura al‑Ghafir cemetery yard
• Inside a pit
• Inside a grave
• Living room in Mamdouh’s apartment
• Living room in a furnished apartment
• Mamdouh’s bedroom
• Nanny Soso’s bedroom
• Living room in a rural house
• Bride and groom’s bedroom in a rural house
• Luxurious hotel bedroom
• Clinic room
• Rural room

Offices & Miscellaneous:

• Office room resembling a prison cell
• Luxurious office
• Another office
• Luxurious government office
• Apartment staircase
• Clinic balcony overlooking fields
• Casino
• Rural grain storage room
• Garage
• Barber shop
• Bank hall
• Inside a car
• Inside newspaper printing press
• Railway luggage office
• Luxurious hotel lobby
• Upper floor corridor in hotel
• Inside casino
• Public park restroom

 

Outdoor Scenes

Special Areas:

• Tura al‑Ghafir cemetery
• Desert area
• Taxi stand
• Green field in front of clinic building
• Waterwheel in field
• Construction site for new housing
• Telephone booth in street
• Casino entrance

Gardens:

• Public garden
• Garden section
• Garden exterior fence

Streets & Roads:

• Side street in front of luxurious apartment
• Sidewalk in front of apartment
• Street corner in front of casino
• Sidewalk
• Cairo–Alexandria desert road
• Ismailia Canal road
• Country road
• Under a tree in the field
• Outside rural house in fields

 

(House About to Collapse)

Main Characters

Family of Hajj Masoud

• Hajj Masoud
• His wife, Asma

Family of Hajj Mahmoud Abdullah

• Mahmoud Abdullah
• His wife, Hoda
• His sister, Dr. Zainab
• Islam and Suzy

Family of Hanna Mina

• Hanna Mina
• George Mina
• Mary Ya’qub
• Michael

Other Roles

• Man speaking in the mosque
• Children:
• Two infants
• Two three‑year‑olds
• Two six‑year‑olds
• Three children of various ages
• The Maselhi children

Additional Characters

• Wife of Sheikh Maselhi
• Sheikh Mahgoub Mena’a Al‑Adwani
• Officer Hamdi

 

Crowd & Extras

• Group of people in the hospital
• Group at a birthday party
• Group at a wedding party
• Group in the mosque
• Group of extremists
• Group of soldiers
• Wedding guests at an upscale celebration

 

Outdoor Scenes

• Exterior of Hajj Mahmoud’s house
• Cemetery
• Garden in front of a seaside chalet
• View of a mosque

 

Indoor Scenes

Mahmoud’s Apartment:

• Living room
• Zainab’s room
• Mahmoud & Hoda’s bedroom

Masoud’s Apartment:

• Living room
• Bedroom
• Kitchen

Hanna’s Apartment:

• Living room
• Couple’s bedroom

Shared Areas:

• Stair landing between the two apartments
• Rooftop
• Miserable small room

Hospital:

• Outside operating room
• In the incubator room
• Hospital room
• Nursery:Classroom in the nursery

Mosque:

• Inside mosque
• Room inside mosque

George’s Apartment:

• Living room

Shops:

• Electrical goods store (owned by Hanna)
• Housewares & hardware store (owned by Mahmoud Abdullah)
• Grocery & sweets shop (owned by Hajj Masoud)

Other Locations:

• Police station interrogation/torture room
• Wedding hall in a hotel

 

(The Ultimate Desire in the Nobles of the Arabs)

Main Characters

• Shaaban
• Sarhan
• Restaurant owner
• Mokhtar
• Awad
• Mardiyya
• Old woman
• Mardiyya’s mother
• Mardiyya’s father
• Salwa
• Sharifa
• Abu Hashem
• Ismail
• Emir (middle‑aged)
• College dean
• State Security officer
• Othman
• Ali
• Man being beaten
• Dignified‑looking man
• Young clean‑shaven man showing signs of submissive sexual deviance
• Omar, Othman, and Abu Bakr
• Man in his fifties with stern features
• Dr. Haggag
• The poet

 

Supporting Characters & Extras

• Restaurant customers with Middle Eastern features
• Arab men
• Audience of men, women, and children in a park
• Several Arab patrons and girls
• Security guard

 

Outdoor Scenes

• Street in Arlington, Virginia, USA
• Facade of “Al‑Tabliya Al‑Masriyya” (The Egyptian Tray) restaurant
• Public park
• Lake shore

 

Indoor Scenes

• “Al‑Tabliya Al‑Masriyya” restaurant
• Restaurant owner’s office
• Inside an airplane
• Reception hall at a U.S. airport
• Bedroom of Mokhtar and Mardiyya
• Living room in Mardiyya and Mokhtar’s apartment
• Rural bedroom
• In front of a luxurious palace
• Reception hall in Washington palace
• Corridor upstairs in the palace
• Abu Hashem’s office
• Cafeteria
• Inside Sharifa’s car
• Farm with a palace in the middle
• Grand hall of the palace inside the farm
• Bedroom in the palace farm
• Dining room in the palace farm
• Private room inside the palace farm
• Living room in Mardiyya’s father’s house
• Operating room in the palace farm
• Kitchen and dining room in the palace farm
• Awad’s office (factory owner)
• Living room in Sarhan’s apartment
• General view of a Middle Eastern city
• Extremely luxurious bedroom
• In front of a luxurious palace
• Grand hall of the luxurious palace
• Control room
• College dean’s office
• Dr. Haggag’s bedroom
• In front of a prison cell / cell door
• State Security officer’s office
• Ismail’s bedroom with his wife
• Bedroom of Mardiyya’s parents
• Large hall in the palace prepared as a celebration venue
• Sarhan’s studio

Contemporary Drama:

Dramatic treatments for Egyptian television evenings ("Egyptian Tales"), ready for immediate production.

Titles:

1. "The Hiccup"
2. "I Have Hope"
3. "The Headscarf"
4. "The Strangers"
5. "Agony"
6. "A Good Samaritan"

 

1. The Hiccup (ط§ظ„ط²ظ‘ظڈط؛ظ€ظ€ط·ظ€ظ€ط©)

Main Characters:

• Hajj Bahnas
• Mohsen Bahnas
• Amal
• Dr. Abdel Hamid Qoura
• Mabrouk the lawyer

Supporting Characters:

• Judge
• Doctor
• Psychiatrist
• Silent extras
• Tailor
• Thug
• Dog handler
• TV presenter
• A large dog

Crowd Scenes:

• In court
• At the engagement party
• At the wedding
• Street boys

Interior Scenes:

• Hajj Bahnas’ apartment:
• Bedroom
• Newlyweds’ bedroom
• Living room
• Kitchen
• Amal’s mother’s apartment:
  5. Living room
  6. Kitchen
• Old house:
  7. Living room
• Courtroom
• Construction company office
• Law office
• Furniture showroom
• Fabric and tailoring shop
• Doctor’s clinic
• Psychiatrist’s clinic:
  14. Exam room
  15. Reception
• Dr. Abdel Hamid Qoura’s clinic:
  16. Exam room
  17. Reception

Exterior Scenes:

1. General view of a street in a working-class neighborhood
2. Side street

 

2. I Have Hope (ط£ظ†ط§ط¹ظ†ط¯ظ‰ط£ظ…ظ„)

Main Characters:

1. Dr. Rashwan
2. Mr. Raafat
3. Shawqi
4. Selim
5. Tawfiq
6. Rashwan’s secretary
7. Rashwan’s wife
8. (number skipped in original)
9. Hospital doctor
10. Mosque Imam
11. Three extremist bearded young men
12. Three non-extremist bearded young men

Speaking and non-speaking extras include:

1. Bank manager
2. Customer
3. Police traffic officer
4. Street vendor on a truck
5. Two young men
6. Group of young men and women in an advertising office
7. A wife and three children (teenage to 6 years old)
8. Group of bearded and clean-shaven youth working on reclaimed land
9. Police soldiers

Interior Scenes:

• Dr. Rashwan’s company:
• Secretary’s office
• CEO’s office
• Hospital:
• Outside ICU
• ICU room
• Rashwan’s apartment:
• Living room
• Bedroom
• Outside the apartment door
• Raafat's apartment:
• Living room
• Selim’s dwelling in the cemetery:
• Inner courtyard
• Rashwan’s courtyard in the cemetery:
• Inner courtyard
• Bedroom in courtyard
• Inside mosque
• Law office

Exterior Scenes:

• Advertising agency front
• Cairo cemetery:
• Caretaker's tomb
• Main street in cemetery
• Outside Rashwan’s courtyard
• Side street among graves
• Main public street
• Side public street
• Field in reclaimed land

 

3. The Headscarf (ط§ظ„ط¥ظٹط´ط§ط±ط¨)

Main Characters:

• Salem
• Ezzat
• Saadiya
• Ezzat’s father
• Soheir
• The mayor (Al-Omda)
• Village sheikh
• Watchman sheikh
• Hajj Abdel Wahab
• Officer Hossam
• Sheikh Shahir
• Soheir
• Child Mahmoud

Groups:

• Youth
• Group of children

Interior Scenes:

• In front of room door in Salem’s house
• Inside the room (Salem’s house)
• Another room (Saadiya’s house)
• Room in Ezzat’s house
• Elegant parlor (in Salem’s house)
• Elegant bedroom (in Salem’s house)
• Salem and Saadiya’s bedroom
• Spacious hall (in Ezzat’s house)
• Salem and Saadiya’s bedroom (repeated)
• Living room in Ezzat’s house
• Inside rural mosque
• Inside mayor’s council hall
• Office of the investigation officer
• At a shrine
• University
• Inside a car

Exterior Scenes:

• In front of the mayor’s hall
• In front of the university
• In front of the shrine
• Side street in the dark
• Asphalt road

 

4. The Strangers (ط§ظ„ط؛ط±ط¨ط§ط،)

Main Characters:

• Father Mohamed
• The mother
• The grandmother
• Hussein
• Samia
• Makram
• Zeinhem
• Mohsen

Interior Scenes:

• A spacious apartment with four rooms and a living area
• Living room in Hajj Mohamed’s house
• Grandmother’s room
• Children’s room

 

5. Dying (ط¥ط­طھط¶ط§ط±)

Main Characters:

• Sir Sarour — a wealthy man on his deathbed
• Raouf — Sarour’s son
• Huda — Sarour’s daughter
• Madam Mohasen — Sarour’s wife
• Dr. Ali — Sarour’s illegitimate son
• Sharifa Hanim — Dr. Ali’s mother
• Haniya — Sarour’s maid
• Nurse in Dr. Ali’s hospital
• Four hospital staff
• Group of men and women dancing in a nightclub

Interior Scenes:

• Living room in Sir Sarour’s villa
• Sarour’s bedroom
• Sarour’s office
• Sharifa Hanim’s bedroom
• Room in Dr. Ali’s hospital
• Haniya’s room
• Nightclub

 

6. A Good Samaritan (ظپط§ط¹ظ„ط®ظٹط±)

A drama revolving around only three characters:

• Dr. Hawas
• Fathi
• Raifa

Interior Scenes:

• A shabby room: Fathi and Raifa’s room
• Dr. Hawas’ apartment: Luxurious living room
• Three bedrooms
• Office room
• Inside a car

Exterior Scenes:

• The highway

 

Some Dramatic Treatments for Contemporary Films Ready for Immediate Production:

(Infiltration): A Screenplay Without Dialogue

Main Characters:

1. Saeed, the Informer
2. Officer Saleem
3. An Egyptian youth, victim of torture
4. Sheikh Al-Shabrawi
5. Mona, the Niqabi woman
6. Sheikh Makram

Minor Roles and Extras:

1. Eight soldiers
2. Four defendants
3. Waiters at Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
4. Restaurant owner
5. Two cooks at Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
6. Four prostitutes
7. Leader of the prostitution ring
8. Microbus driver #1
9. Group of passengers
10. Microbus driver #2
11. The informer's wife
12. Three young men in Gulf attire
13. Electronic company manager
14. A man in traditional rural attire
15. Group of niqabi women
16. Owner of the Modern Chemical Factory
17. Khalid, his wife, and his mother
18. Groups of bearded men and niqabi women praying
19. A doctor and two nurses
20. Coffee shop owner
21. Group of bearded prisoners
22. Group of prison guards
23. Prison warden
24. US Consulate employee
25. US airport employee
26. Group of bearded Americans of Arab, Asian, and African descent

Exterior Shooting Locations:

1. General view of Cairo city
2. Police station building
3. Public road at night
4. Agricultural road
5. Store entrance
6. Desert area
7. Prison yard

Interior Shooting Locations:

1. Head of Investigations' office
2. Cell No. 1
3. Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
4. Prostitution apartment
5. The informer's car
6. The informer's apartment
7. Al-Mansouriya Company building
8. Household goods store
9. Rashid Pasha's office
10. Deportation vehicle
11. The Modern Chemical Factory
12. Khalid and Mona's apartment
13. Mosque
14. Hospital room
15. Traditional coffee shop
16. Prison warden's office
17. US Consulate office
18. Inside an airplane
19. US airport
20. Sheikh Al-Shabrawi's palace

 

(Sheikh Shamhoursh)

Main Characters:Colonel Mahmoud Baraka Talha Al-Talhawi Sheikh Masoud Mirvat Mirvat's father Officer Delesps Idris, 60 years old The Doctor The Nurse Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa Umm Sanaa's husband Groups of passersby: men, women, and children Refaat Salem, Talha's secretary The two farmers, Ma'rouf and Mahmoud Mahasen Abbas Darwish, the cart driver Four young men from the village gang Five individuals in Azharite attire: Ramadan, the mayor's son, and the teachers: Ihab, Farahat, Raafat, and Atman The coffee shop worker The Mayor, a man in his sixties Darwish, the attendant Talha's car driver Fares, the leader of the terrorists A young bride in a wedding dress A young groom

Crowds and Extras:Crowds of men, women, and children Mohsen, the police officer Crowds of men praying Ten masked soldiers Wedding guests (men and women) Central security guards Patients in the hospital The doorman Four men (farmers, among them) A group of middle-aged women A group of male farmers Crowds of female farmers Audience of farmers: men, women, and children

Exterior Scenes:A street in Cairo Outside a mosque In front of the (National Security) building The market In front of Talha and Mirvat's building A vast blue space A grave among tombs An asphalt road A street in Al-Labaida village In front of Sheikh Shamhoursh's shrine

Interior Scenes:Colonel Baraka's office Mosque Modest living room in Mirvat's father's apartment Cell Room in Sheikh Masoud's apartment Women's ward in the hospital Wedding hall Men's ward in the hospital Doctor's office in a government hospital Living room in Talha and Mirvat's apartment Mirvat's bedroom in the apartment Hallway between Talha's apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa's apartment on the same floor Sheikh Talha's secretary's office: a government office room with one open door and one closed door. Sheikh Talha Al-Talhawi's luxurious office Refaat's office Umm Sanaa and her husband's modest bedroom Living room in the Mayor's residence Rural coffee shop on a dirt road Living room in Talha's new apartment in Al-Labaida village Sheikh of the Institute's office Closed cell Rural bedroom Rural living room in the groom's house

 

(Pre-trial Detention)

Main Characters:Hamdy Zaher Rushdy Pasha Rifky Pasha The Five Prisoners (Farghaly, Zaki, Refaat, Shaker, Fayez) Officer Murad

Sub-Characters:Officer Marwan Sheikh Marzouk Mimi Hamdy's father Shawkat Pasha Hamdy's mother Coffee shop waiter Two people in the coffee shop Female doctor Non-speaking extras Dentist Eight people in a coffee shop

Soldiers:10: Subordinates of Murad, including 2 guarding Hamdy to prison 10: Inside the prison, under Rushdy Pasha. All ten are involved in attempting to assault Hamdy, and in saluting him as he moves around the prison. Among them are (1) torturing Hamdy, (2) transferring Hamdy to the hospital, and (5) guarding the five prisoners.

Exterior Scenes:In front of Brigadier Rushdy's villa In front of Rifky Pasha's villa The highway In front of the Leaders' Preparation Institute In front of a rural house Street In front of a village in the middle of the desert

Interior Scenes:In prison (solitary cell, prisoners' ward (Ward 3), in front of a solitary cell, a solitary cell, a room inside the prison) Popular coffee shop Room in a hospital Dentist's office Offices (School principal, Major Marwan, Brigadier Rushdy in prison, and in his villa, Shawkat Pasha, Hamdy at the Leaders' Preparation Institute) Living room (In Hamdy's house, Rushdy's villa, Rifky's villa, Marwan's house, and a rural house.) Bedrooms (Rushdy's bedroom, Rifky's bedroom, Hamdy's bedroom) Inside a car

 

(Mordechai El-Bastawisi)

Main Characters:

1. Mordechai (as a child), then (as a young man), then (as an old man)
2. Dr. Haroun Zakher: Mordechai's father
3. Zanati (a date seller, then mayor), then (a mystic/madman)
4. Sheikh Al-Sha'bani (Sheikh Al-Maimouni / Ghannas)

Supporting Characters:

1. Sakinah, Zanati's wife
2. Sharbat, the second wife
3. Officer Raafat (then Provincial Secretary)
4. (Gheitany) Sheikh of the Guard, then Mayor
5. Mordechai's four assistants (Sayed Tantawi / Gad Al-Haq / Farhoud / Ali Gomaa)
6. Basiony
7. Tamraz, Dr. Haroun's friend
8. A charlatan sheikh
9. Omar Hashem
10. Village elders (The Seven): Mahmoud, Abdel Salam, Abdel Wahab, Abdel Halim, Abdel Basir, Gamal, Al-Husseini.
11. Mutawa'
12. Hajj Farahat
13. A girl washing dishes

Speaking Extras:

1. The farmer who owns the cow
2. A poor patient
3. Four men
4. A soldier
5. House owner in Abu Rawash
6. A wife
7. Samira, Hajj Farahat's daughter

Non-Speaking Extras:The charlatan sheikh's son Sleeping young children Two soldiers with rifles A guard soldier A young man in Abu Rawash A man bringing offerings A husband bringing his wife A husband with his elderly wife A guard Two newborn children Esther Groups Patients in front of Dr. Haroun's hospital Two men with a donkey carrying a sick old woman Ten patients, five men and five women inside the hospital A group of sick people A line of prisoners exercising and talking A line of farmers and gentlemen Villagers (men, women, and children) in different situations:

1. Running after Mordechai when he escaped with the cow
2. In Mordechai's public shaming
3. In welcoming him kindly after his release from prison
4. In their dealings with Al-Sha'bani
5. In building Al-Maimouni Mosque
6. A group of women standing outside the mosque
7. A line of women and their husbands
8. In their anger at Mordechai
9. In following Mordechai in his repentance
10. Groups of men, women, and children at Al-Bastawisi's shrine
11. Young men playing football

Exterior Scenes:Firstly: In the Village

• General view of an Egyptian village deep in the Delta
• A village street devoid of passersby
• Village streets
• In front of the Mayor's residence
• The facade of the village mosque
• Rooftops of rural houses
• In front of the guard chief's house
• Outside the Mayor's house (the "Duwar")
• Al-Maimouni Mosque from the outside

Secondly: In the Fields

• An agricultural field, half weeds and the rest barren land
• An ancient column in the middle of the barren land
• A rural field
• An agricultural road
• On the way to the Mayor's field
• A cowshed in the field under a tree by the canal
• On the bank of a canal

Thirdly:

• View of a street in an Egyptian city in the late 1950s
• In front of Dr. Haroun Zakher's hospital
• In front of the prison gate
• A street in an Egyptian city
• A street in Alexandria
• General view of an Israeli city

Interior Scenes:Firstly: In Dr. Haroun and Mordechai's House

• Bedroom (luxurious)
• Living room in Dr. Haroun's house
• Dr. Haroun's office room

Secondly: Dr. Haroun's Hospital

• Reception area in the hospital
• Examination room in the hospital
• In front of the examination room door

Thirdly: Rooms and Offices(Various rooms in rural houses - a room in a Sufi sheikh's house - Raafat's bedroom - an elegant bedroom - Officer Raafat's office)

• In front of the Provincial Secretary's office
• Prison: (Cell. Yard inside the prison)

The Mayor's House:

• (The Mayor's residence - a modest bedroom - a living room - Sakinah's bedroom - Sharbat's bedroom - in front of Sakinah's bedroom - in front of Sharbat's bedroom - under a bed - in the middle of the Mayor's house)
• A cowshed in a rural house
• A courtyard in a rural house
• A spacious living room in the guard chief's house
• In a popular restaurant
• Al-Sha'bani's room in the mosque
• Inside Al-Maimouni Mosque: (The hall, the room - the vows room)
• Inside a car
• In front of an apartment door in Alexandria
• In front of Esther's apartment door
• Living room in Esther's house
• Mordechai's office
• Sheikh Al-Bastawisi's shrine
• In the airplane

 

(Sheikh Shamhoursh)

Main Characters:Colonel Mahmoud Baraka Talha Al-Talhawi Sheikh Masoud Mirvat Mirvat's father Officer Delesps Idris, 60 years old The Doctor The Nurse Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa Umm Sanaa's husband Groups of passersby: men, women, and children Refaat Salem, Talha's secretary The two farmers, Ma'rouf and Mahmoud Mahasen Abbas Darwish, the cart driver Four young men from the village gang Five individuals in Azharite attire: Ramadan, the mayor's son, and the teachers: Ihab, Farahat, Raafat, and Atman The coffee shop worker The Mayor, a man in his sixties Darwish, the attendant Talha's car driver Fares, the leader of the terrorists A young bride in a wedding dress A young groom

Crowds and Extras:Crowds of men, women, and children Mohsen, the police officer Crowds of men praying Ten masked soldiers Wedding guests (men and women) Central security guards Patients in the hospital The doorman Four men (farmers, among them) A group of middle-aged women A group of male farmers Crowds of female farmers Audience of farmers: men, women, and children

Exterior Scenes:A street in Cairo Outside a mosque In front of the (National Security) building The market In front of Talha and Mirvat's building A vast blue space A grave among tombs An asphalt road A street in Al-Labaida village In front of Sheikh Shamhoursh's shrine

Interior Scenes:Colonel Baraka's office Mosque Modest living room in Mirvat's father's apartment Cell Room in Sheikh Masoud's apartment Women's ward in the hospital Wedding hall Men's ward in the hospital Doctor's office in a government hospital Living room in Talha and Mirvat's apartment Mirvat's bedroom in the apartment Living room in the new apartment: a spacious living room with wonderful furniture Hallway between Talha's apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa's apartment on the same floor Sheikh Talha's secretary's office: a government office room with one open door and one closed door. Sheikh Talha Al-Talhawi's luxurious office Refaat's office Umm Sanaa and her husband's modest bedroom Living room in the Mayor's residence Rural coffee shop on a dirt road Living room in Talha's new apartment in Al-Labaida village Sheikh of the Institute's office Closed cell Rural bedroom Rural living room in the groom's house

 

(Siba'i and the Dance with Snakes)

Main Characters:A blind person, Sheikh Siba'i (35 years old) Shams Bey (in his fifties) Madbouli, 35 years old Saleem, 45 years old Tahawy, 45 years old Mahmoud, 18 years old Hilaliya, 18 years old Fathiya, 35 years old Stita, 30 years old Tantawi, 60 years old Ni'mat Hanem Thuraya (40 years old) Madbouli's mother Ghanem Sa'diya Soso Saniya

Sub-Characters:First Nurse Second Nurse The Doctor 20 people (men and women) in worn rural clothes Six men of different ages A group of women in worn rural clothes

Exterior Scenes:A small rural cemetery among fields A dusty agricultural road full of bumps winding through fields Inside the car Exterior view of a small estate among fields The estate and the mansion The main street of the estate Rooftops of houses in the estate The street in the estate In front of Siba'i's house on the street In front of the mansion In front of Fathiya's house In front of Sa'diya's house Interior view in front of the corner window The mansion's garden The asphalt road The agricultural road Daytime exterior in the field In front of the villa In front of a tomb

Interior Scenes:Spacious hall in the mansion Nighttime interior: Shams Bey's bedroom Tantawi's bedroom Sheikh Siba'i's bedroom Courtyard of an old rural mud mosque Living room in Madbouli's house Living room in Saleem's house Living room in Fathiya's father's house Living room in Fathiya's house The tomb Exterior window of Siba'i's house Bedroom in Fathiya's house Luxurious hall in Ghanem's apartment Luxurious bedroom Living room of the unknown woman (Fathiya) Luxurious hall in the mansion Inside the gardener's room in the mansion Siba'i's room in the hospital Ni'mat Hanem's bedroom Interior next to a window Madbouli's house Saleem's house The kitchen in the villa The roof of the villa Prosecutor's office

 

(Perhaps It Will Be Relieved)

Characters:Leading Roles: The Young Man: Ahmed Hamdallah Mohamed (31 years old) Brigadier Shukri: A police brigadier Noha: Ahmed's fiancée and cousin. The Pasha: Ahmed Mohamed Hamdallah: A millionaire, corrupt businessman, and criminal.

Supporting Roles:The Four Young Men The Bald Man: A retired man Major Raafat Major Mahmoud Fawzy: Distribution company manager Ezzat: Head of the Distribution Department Baleegh: Fawzy's secretary

Minor Roles:Ahmed's father Ahmed's mother Noha's father Noha's mother House owner Soldier in the Brigadier's office Three young men and three young women in a romantic situation Air-conditioned bus driver Public transport bus driver Barber A loving wife The wife's lover A male passenger A female passenger The conductor The Pasha's secretary for citizen services Four men leaving the Pasha's office A girl in the distribution company A group of girls in the distribution company Duha Hoda Maha Suha, the retired dancer Bank manager Bank employee Housewife Senior employee

Crowds:Central Security soldiers Two officers with the Brigadier at the demolished house Important men with the Brigadier at the demolished house Ambulance personnel Children mocking the naked young men Housewife Five young men working in distribution Five soldiers, three thugs Three soldiers, three informants Three thugs Crowds in front of the demolished house Passengers on a public transport bus Patrons in a cafe People on the streets and balconies Ten informants Crowds attending election conferences Crowds cheering in the streets in the victory procession

Exterior Scenes:Streets: A popular street, a street in Maadi, a wide street, Cairo-Alexandria road, in front of a traffic checkpoint on a highway. Bus station

Rooftops:On an ordinary building, in front of Ahmed and Noha's rooms On a huge building. In front of a tent in the street: Building entrance: For the distribution company, for the contracting company, for the citizen services office, an orphanage. In front of a villa Popular coffee shop

Interior Scenes:Halls:A spacious hall in a dilapidated popular apartment, a salon in a distribution company, a salon in the Pasha's citizen services office, the secretary's hall, the Pasha's contracting company, a bank hall, a hotel hall, a hall inside the bald man's apartment, the hall in Brigadier Shukri's house, the hall inside the villa, a large meeting room. Rooms: Ahmed's bedroom on the rooftop, Noha's bedroom on the rooftop, Fawzy's bedroom, Sheikh Fawwah's bedroom, a room with electrical switches. Offices: Brigadier Shukri's office, Officer Raafat's office, Head of Distribution Patrol's office, Fawzy's office, the millionaire's office in the contracting company, the millionaire's office in the citizen services office, bank manager's office, office for accepting nomination papers for People's Assembly membership. Cell: In front of an apartment in a building Inside an airplane Inside a regular taxi, inside a Peugeot 7-seater taxi Inside a bus: inside an air-conditioned bus, inside a public transport bus Inside a police car Secret coffee shop for illicit activities (Gharza - a colloquial term for a hidden/illegal gathering place) Barber shop Inside an election tent

 

The Egyptian Mafia (The Big Boss)

Characters:Mamdouh: The protagonist of the story Ezzouz: An old member of the gang, Mamdouh's father's colleague. Nanny Soso: Mamdouh's nanny and his father's mistress Fayez: The peanut seller, an old member of the gang, Mamdouh's father's colleague Ali Anani: A journalist, Mamdouh's maternal uncle The Big Bey (Boss) Members of the new gang crew: (The Fake Officer, Essam (Madbouli)) (Badriya): Dr. Samira

Sub-Characters:The Nurse, The taxi driver (who also played the role of the Warden and the Marriage Official), The Mayor, A woman from the gang in the hotel, A businessman in the hotel, Ten men from the gang, An employee at the railway luggage office, A hotel receptionist, A small peasant girl pulling a cow, A waiter in a casino.

Non-Speaking Characters:Extras A small child with her mother in the park. Visitors in a park A small girl in the park. Hotel staff and guests A barber. A line of customers in a bank. Office owner. Workers and employees. Government office manager. Travelers inside a car. Printing press worker. Farmer Patrons in a casino. A road guide. A man inside a Mercedes, only his hand is visible.

Interior Scenes:Firstly: Rooms A room in the graveyard keeper's courtyard Inside a pit Inside a grave Living room in Mamdouh's apartment Living room in a furnished apartment Mamdouh's bedroom Nanny Soso's room Living room in a rural house. The newlyweds' bedroom in a rural house Luxurious bedroom in a hotel Clinic room Rural room.

Secondly: Offices and MiscellaneousAn office room resembling a cell A luxurious office. One of the offices. A luxurious government office. Building stairs Clinic balcony overlooking the fields Casino Rural grain storage Garage. Barber shop. Bank hall. Inside a car. Inside the newspaper printing press. Railway luggage office. Lobby of a luxurious hotel. Corridor on the upper floor of a hotel. Inside a casino. A restroom in a park

Exterior Scenes:Firstly: Special Areas The graveyard keeper's land Desert area Taxi stand Green field in front of the clinic building. Waterwheel in the field. Construction site for new housing. Telephone booth in the street. Casino entrance.

Secondly: GardensPublic park Part of the public park Outer fence of the park

Thirdly: Streets & RoadsSide street in front of a luxurious building Sidewalk in front of a building Street corner in front of a casino Street sidewalk Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Ismailia Canal Road A road in the field. Under a tree in the field. Outside a rural house in the fields.

 

(House on the Brink of Collapse)

Characters:Hajj Masoud's Family Hajj Masoud His wife, Asmaa

Hajj Mahmoud Abdullah's Family Mahmoud Abdullah His wife, Hoda His sister, Dr. Zeinab Islam + Suzy

Hanna Mina's Family Hanna Mina George Mina Mary Yaqoub Michael

A man speaking in the mosque

Children:Two infants Two children aged three Two children aged six. Three children of different ages (Mosilhy's children) Sheikh Mosilhy's wife Sheikh Mahjoub Manna' Al-Adwani Officer Hamdy

Crowds:A group of people in the hospital And at a birthday party And at a wedding And in the mosque A group of extremists A group of soldiers Guests at a high-class wedding.

Exterior Scenes:Hajj Mahmoud's house from the outside A cemetery A garden in front of a chalet by the sea View of a mosque

Interior Scenes:Mahmoud's apartment: Living room - Zeinab's room Mahmoud and Hoda's room

Masoud's apartment: Living room - Bedroom - Kitchen Hanna's apartment: Living room - Couple's bedroom Stair landing between the two apartments The rooftop A squalid room The hospital: In front of the operating room In the nurseries room A room in the hospital Children's nursery: A classroom in the nursery In the mosque: Inside the mosque. A room inside the mosque George's apartment: Living room. An electrical appliance store owned by Hanna A household goods and hardware store: owned by Mahmoud Abdullah A grocery and sweets store: owned by Hajj Masoud A room in the police station where torture takes place A wedding hall in a hotel.

 

(The End of Desire in the Virtues of Arabs)

Main Characters:Shaaban Sarhan Restaurant owner Mukhtar Awad Mardiya The old woman Mardiya's mother Mardiya's father Salwa Sharifa Abu Hashem Ismail Middle-aged prince Dean of the Faculty State Security Officer Othman Ali A person being beaten A dignified-looking man A shaven young man with signs of passive homosexuality Omar, Othman, and Abu Bakr A man around fifty years old with a grim expression Dr. Hajjaj The Poet

Sub-Characters and Extras:Customers eating with Middle Eastern features Arab men Audience of men, women, and children in a garden A number of Arab patrons, and girls Security guard

Exterior Scenes:A street in Arlington, Virginia, USA Facade of (The Egyptian Tabliya) restaurant Public park On a lake shore

Interior Scenes:(The Egyptian Tabliya) restaurant Restaurant owner's office Inside the airplane Reception hall at the American airport Mukhtar and Mardiya's bedroom Living room in Mardiya and Mukhtar's apartment A rural bedroom In front of a luxurious palace Reception hall in Washington Palace Corridor on the upper floor in the palace Abu Hashem's office Cafeteria Inside Sharifa's car A farm with a palace in its center The palace lobby inside the farm Bedroom in the farm's palace Dining room in the farm's palace Private room inside the farm's palace Living room in Mardiya's father's house Operating room in the farm's palace Kitchen and dining room in the farm's palace Awad, the factory owner's office Living room in Sarhan's apartment General view of a city in the Middle East An extremely luxurious bedroom In front of a luxurious palace Hall of the luxurious palace Control room Dean of the Faculty's office Dr. Hijazi's bedroom In front of a cell / cell door State Security Officer's office Interior: Ismail and his wife's bedroom Mardiya's parents' bedroom A large hall prepared in the palace to be an events venue Sarhan's studio

 

Title

“Amؤپrat Abإ« al-Makarim”
(“The Abu al-Makarim Building”)

 

Characters

Hassamand Rafi‘, in their sixties. Rafi‘ appears robust and healthy; Hassam shows signs of illness and frailty.

Khamis the Doorman(around forty), dresses in surprisingly elegant clothes for his job.

Four flower-bearing men, each holding a bouquet, waiting at the hospital elevator entrance in front of Khamis.

A patient in a wheelchair, pushed by two nurses.

Engineer ‘Abd al-Rasool al-Mؤپlikؤ«(55), with a thick gray beard.
His wife, Umm Sanؤپ’(50).
Their daughter Sanؤپ’(high-school senior).

Maل¸¥rإ«s the Marriage Registrar(45).

Three apparent hospital visitors.

Khayriyya(≈ 30; strikingly beautiful, unveiled, hair styled fashionably, modest attire).
Her assistant ل¸¤awwas (35).
Tuل¸¥a(≈ 30).
ل¸¤usniyya(32).

Ma‘llem Rajab Abإ« Rizq(55; shabby appearance, initially unshaven).

Three women standing by the hospital elevator:

• His two wives, Umm Bahؤ«raand Umm Zuhayra, drinking tea with him.
• Their daughters—Bahؤ«ra, Shahؤ«ra(Umm Bahؤ«ra’s), and Zuhayra, Fahؤ«ma, Fؤپ’iqa(Umm Zuhayra’s)—watching ballet on TV.

Shirؤ«n ‘Azr—Director of Abu al-Makarim Specialized Hospital.
Dr. Sؤپmؤ« Fahؤ«m.
Father ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥(the priest).
Maryam(his wife).
Dr. Sإ«zy(their daughter).

ل¸¤إ«rؤ«ya(≈ 65; pronounces “s” as “sh,” wears cotton in one ear, slaps her hand and shouts when angry, always carries plastic-bag gloves for “infection” fears).

A second wheelchair patient.

Zanؤپtؤ«.
Maل¸¥rإ«s’s wife(45; looks unbalanced, glares jealously at her sister-in-law).
Her sister Iل¸¥sؤپn (30; attractive, hair uncovered).
Maل¸¥rإ«s’s stepson “Abإ« ‘Ubayda”(20; real name ‘Abdu, but calls himself Abإ« ‘Ubayda; oddly long beard).

 

Principal Roles

• Khayriyya (≈ 30; beautiful, unveiled, fashionable yet modest).
• Hassam (≈ 60; ill).
• Engineer ‘Abd al-Rasool al-Mؤپlikؤ«.
• Umm Sanؤپ’ (his wife).
• Sanؤپ’ (their daughter, 20).
• Father ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥.
• Maryam (his wife).
• Dr. Sإ«zy (his daughter).
• Khamis the Doorman (≈ 40).
• Naل¹£r (Maل¸¥rإ«s’s brother).
• ‘Aل¹­wa (Abإ« Anas).
• al-Tahhؤپmؤ«.
• al-Tahhؤپmؤ«’s first wife.
• ‘ؤ€dil (his son).
• Dr. Nإ«hؤپ (second wife).
• Maل¸¥rإ«s the Registrar (45).
• Maل¸¥rإ«s’s wife.
• Abإ« ‘Ubayda (stepson).
• Iل¸¥sؤپn (Maل¸¥rإ«s’s sister, 30).
• al-Minyؤپwؤ« (bearded big man).
• ل¸¤إ«rؤ«ya (65).
• Fawziyya ل¸¤assan and Lamؤ«s (in their fifties).
• Shirؤ«n ‘Azr (in her forties).
• ل¸¤awwas (35).
• Tuل¸¥a (≈ 30) and her sister ل¸¤usniyya (32).
• Fawzؤ«, Abإ« Fawzؤ«, Umm Fawzؤ«.
• Social-Services Officer ‘Abdu al-ل¹¬awؤ«l (short, imposing moustache).
• Maل¸¥rإ«s ‘Abd al-Mu‘tج£ل¹­al (the Under-secretary).
• Rafi‘.
• al-Shaل¸¥ل¸¥ؤپt.
• ‘Am Shaل¸¥ل¹­a (al-Shaل¸¥ل¸¥ؤپt’s father).
• Dr. al-Jablؤپwؤ« and his wife, ل¹¬ؤپfyؤپnؤپz al-Jablؤپwؤ«.
• Murؤپd al-ل¸¤annؤپwؤ« Pasha.
• Rifqؤ« Zؤپhir and his secretary ل¸¤ؤپtem (later Murؤپd’s secretary).
• Raf‘at Jؤپwؤ«sh.
• إ¢ؤپriq (ex-husband of ل¹¬ؤپfyؤپnؤپz).
• Shaykh Burhؤپn the Registrar (≈ 60).
• al-Jablؤپwؤ«’s & Murؤپd Pasha’s Chairman.

 

Ensemble (Building Inhabitants & Visitors)

First arrivals: Rafi‘ Pasha; Under-secretary Maل¸¥rإ«s ‘Abd al-‘Al; ل¸¤awwas and his sisters ل¸¤usniyya & Tuل¸¥a; Registrar Maل¸¥rإ«s ‘Abd al-Mu‘tج£ل¹­al; Engineer ‘Abd al-Rasool and family; Father ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥’s family; Muل¹£ل¹­afؤپ Hؤپris; ل¸¤إ«rؤ«ya Maل¸¥jإ«b; Shirؤ«n ‘Azr; Dr. Sؤپmؤ« Fahؤ«m; Ma‘llem Rajab Abإ« Rizq; his wives & daughters (Bahؤ«ra “the cheerful,” Zuhayra “the romantic,” Shahؤ«ra “the depressed,” Fahؤ«ma “the sharp,” Fؤپ’iqa “the mischievous”); Zanؤپtؤ«; Marzإ«q (Rajab’s assistant); a car-dealer; Sheikh ‘Uthmؤپn; Sheikh Nahrإ« the reciter; a TV presenter; Abإ« Fatل¸¥ؤ« & his family; workers at Rajab’s restaurant; Officer Hishؤپm; Rifqؤ«’s office staff; three middle-school students; silent extras; a cameraman; a lawyer; a buyer; café patrons; hospital-cafeteria customers; street-food customers; people at the building elevator.

 

Locations & Sets

Exterior:

• A high-rise in an upscale Cairo neighborhood.
• The façade of Abu al-Makarim Specialized Hospital (sign visible).

Interior (Ground Floor & Apartments):

• Building entrance lobby with two elevators: one labeled “Hospital Elevator,” the other “Residents’ Elevator.”
• To their side: the Doorman’s room and the Registrar’s office (sign reads “Shaykh Maل¸¥rإ«s ‘Abd al-Mu‘tج£ل¹­al – Registrar, Sharia & Law LLB”). A large sofa for the doorman.
• Eighth-floor corridor:
• Khayriyya’s door (“Eng. Hassam Abإ« al-Makarim”).
• Across: Father ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥’s door (“Fr. ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥ Iskandar”).
• Engineer ‘Abd al-Rasool’s door.
• Ninth-floor corridor:
• Dr. Sؤپmؤ« Fahؤ«m’s door.
• Rafi‘’s apartment (no sign).
• Ma‘llem Rajab’s door.
• Tenth-floor corridor:
• ل¸¤إ«rؤ«ya Maل¸¥jإ«b’s door.
• Dr. Fawziyya ل¸¤assan’s door.
• Dr. Shirؤ«n ‘Azr’s door.
• Dr. Lamؤ«s Hؤپris’s door.

Key Sets:

• Khayriyya’s luxurious living room (family photos of young Hassam & Muna Abإ« al-Makarim with baby Khayriyya; wedding; Khayriyya’s graduation & master’s defense).
• Hassam’s bedroom in Khayriyya’s apartment.
• Maل¸¥rإ«s’s office: Registrar’s sign, a ‘إ«d (lute) on a chair.
• Khamis’s neat quarters: plants, bed, sofa, TV, kitchenette, desk with laptop, wardrobe, mysterious head sculpture.
• Maل¸¥rإ«s’s apartment living room: sofa, large portrait, drums & ‘إ«d, shelves of leather-bound literature & heritage works.
• Rajab’s living room.
• Hospital director’s office (Shirؤ«n ‘Azr).
• ICU hallway & ICU room.
• Various hospital wards and common areas.

 

Some treatments

• (ط§ط®طھط±ط§ظ‚) “Infiltration”— up until the end of that segment. If you want, I can continue with the rest in full detail.
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• (Infiltration): A Dialogue‑Free Screenplay
• Main Characters
  1 – Informant Sayed
  2 – Officer Salim
  3 – Young Egyptian man, victim of torture
  4 – Sheikh Al‑Shabrawi
  5 – The veiled woman, Mona
  6 – Sheikh Makram
• Supporting Roles & Extras
  1 – Eight soldiers
  2 – Four defendants
  3 – Waiters at “Hati Al‑Amanah” Restaurant
  4 – Restaurant owner
  5 – Two cooks at “Hati Al‑Amanah” Restaurant
  6 – Four prostitutes
  7 – Madam of the prostitution ring
  8 – Minibus driver No. 1
  9 – Group of passengers
  10 – Minibus driver No. 2
  11 – Wife of the informant
  12 – Three young men in Gulf attire
  13 – Director of the electronics company
  14 – Man in traditional Egyptian garb
  15 – Group of veiled women
  16 – Owner of the “Modern Chemicals Factory”
  17 – Khaled, his wife, and his mother
  18 – Groups of bearded men and veiled women praying
  19 – Doctor and two nurses
  20 – Coffee shop owner
  21 – Group of bearded prisoners
  22 – Group of prison guards
  23 – Warden of the prison
  24 – U.S. consulate employee
  25 – U.S. airport employee
  26 – Group of American men with beards, of Arab, Asian, and African descent
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• Outdoor Filming Locations
  1 – General view of Cairo city
  2 – Police station building
  3 – Public road at night
  4 – Rural road
  5 – Store entrance
  6 – Desert area
  7 – Prison yard
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• Indoor Filming Locations
  1 – Office of the chief detective
  2 – Cell No. 1
  3 – “Hati Al‑Amanah” Restaurant
  4 – Brothel apartment
  5 – Informant’s car
  6 – Informant’s apartment
  7 – Mansouriya Company building
  8 – Housewares store
  9 – Office of Rashid Pasha
  10 – Prison transport vehicle
  11 – Modern Chemicals Factory
  12 – Khaled and Mona’s apartment
  13 – Mosque
  14 – Hospital room
  15 – Traditional coffee shop
  16 – Prison warden’s office
  17 – U.S. consulate office
  18 – Inside an airplane
  19 – U.S. airport
  20 – Sheikh Al‑Shabrawi’s palace
• (Sheikh Shamhursh)
• Main Characters
• Colonel Mahmoud Baraka
• Talha Al‑Talhawi
• Sheikh Masoud
• Mervat
• Mervat’s father
• Officer De Lesseps
• Idris, 60 years old
• The doctor
• The nurse
• Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa
• Umm Sanaa’s husband
• Groups of passersby – men, women, and children
• Rifaat Salem, Talha’s secretary
• The farmers Ma’ruf and Mahmoud
• Mahasin Abbas
• Darwish, the cart driver
• Four young men from the village gang
• Five people in Al‑Azhar attire: Ramadan, son of the mayor, and the teachers Ihab, Farhat, Raafat, and Othman
• The coffee vendor
• The mayor, a man in his sixties
• Darwish, the janitor
• Talha’s car driver
• Fares, leader of the terrorists
• Young bride in wedding dress
• Young groom
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• Extras
• Groups of men, women, and children
• Mohsen, police sergeant
• Groups of men praying
• Ten masked soldiers
• Wedding guests – men and women
• Central Security guards
• Hospital patients
• Doorman
• Four male farmers among them
• Group of middle‑aged women
• Group of male farmers
• Groups of village women
• Audience of villagers – men, women, and children
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• Outdoor Scenes
• A street in Cairo
• Outside a mosque
• In front of the National Security building
• The market
• In front of Talha and Mervat’s apartment building
• Vast blue‑tinged open space
• Grave among tombs
• Asphalt road
• Street in the village of Al‑Labaida
• In front of Sheikh Shamhursh’s shrine
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• Indoor Scenes
• Colonel Baraka’s office
• Mosque
• Modest living room in Mervat’s father’s apartment
• Prison cell
• Room in Sheikh Masoud’s apartment
• Women’s ward in the hospital
• Wedding hall
• Men’s ward in the hospital
• Doctor’s office in a public hospital
• Living room in Talha and Mervat’s apartment
• Mervat’s bedroom in the apartment
• Living room in the new apartment – spacious with luxurious furnishings
• Corridor between Talha’s apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa’s apartment on the same floor
• Secretary’s office of Sheikh Talha – a government office with one open door and another closed door
• Sheikh Talha Al‑Talhawi’s office – luxurious
• Rifaat’s office
• Modest bedroom of Umm Sanaa and her husband
• Living room in the mayor’s manor
• Rural coffee shop on a dirt road
• Living room in Talha’s new apartment in the village of Al‑Labaida
• Office of the head of the institute
• Locked cell
• Rural bedroom
• Rural living room in the groom’s house
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• (Pre‑Trial Detention)
• Main Characters
• Hamdi Zahir
• Rashdi Pasha
• Rifqi Pasha
• The five prisoners: Farghali, Zaki, Rifaat, Shakir, Faiz
• Officer Murad
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• Supporting Characters
• Officer Marwan
• Sheikh Marzouk
• Mimi
• Hamdi’s father
• Shawkat Pasha
• Hamdi’s mother
• Coffee shop waiter
• Two people in the coffee shop
• Female doctor
• Non‑speaking extra
• Dentist
• Eight people in the coffee shop
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• Soldiers
• 10 under Murad’s command, including 2 guarding Hamdi to prison
• 10 inside the prison under Rashdi Pasha’s command — all involved in:
• Attempted assault on Hamdi
• Greeting Hamdi as he walks in the prison
• (1) taking part in torturing Hamdi
• (2) transferring Hamdi to the hospital
• (5) guarding the five prisoners
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• Outdoor Scenes
• In front of Colonel Rashdi’s villa
• In front of Rifqi Pasha’s villa
• The highway
• In front of the Leadership Training Institute
• In front of a rural house
• Street
• In front of a village in the middle of the desert
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• Indoor Scenes
  In the prison:
• Solitary cell
• Prisoner ward (Ward 3)
• In front of solitary cell
• Another solitary cell
• Room inside the prison
• Other indoor scenes:
• Popular coffee shop
• Hospital room
• Dentist’s office
• Offices:
• School principal’s office
• Officer Marwan’s office
• Colonel Rashdi’s office in prison and in his villa
• Shawkat Pasha’s office
• Hamdi in the Leadership Training Institute office
• Living rooms:
• Hamdi’s house
• Rashdi’s villa
• Rifqi’s villa
• Marwan’s house
• Rural house
• Bedrooms:
• Rashdi’s bedroom
• Rifqi’s bedroom
• Hamdi’s bedroom
• Inside a car
•  
•  
• (Mordechai Al‑Bastawisi)
• Main Characters
  1 – Mordechai (as a child, then as a young man, then as an older man)
  2 – Dr. Haroun Zakher – Mordechai’s father
  3 – Zenati (hospital orderly, then mayor, then village madman)
  4 – Sheikh Al‑Sha’bani (Sheikh Al‑Maimouni / Ghattas)
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• Supporting Characters
  1 – Sikkina – Zenati’s wife
  2 – Sharbat – second wife
  3 – Officer Raafat (later secretary of the governorate)
  4 – (Ghitani) – head village guard, then mayor
  5 – Mordechai’s four assistants: Sayed Tantawi, Gad Al‑Haq, Farhoud, Ali Gomaa
  6 – Bassiouni
  7 – Tamraz – friend of Dr. Haroun
  8 – Charlatan sheikh
  9 – Omar Hashem
  10 – Village elders (seven): Mahmoud, Abdel‑Salam, Abdel‑Wahab, Abdel‑Halim, Abdel‑Baseer, Gamal, Al‑Husseini
  11 – Matawe’
  12 – Hajj Farhat
  13 – Girl washing dishes
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• Speaking Extras
  1 – Farmer with a cow
  2 – Poor patient
  3 – Four men
  4 – Soldier
  5 – House owner in Abu Rawash
  6 – Wife
  7 – Samira, daughter of Hajj Farhat
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• Non‑Speaking Extras
• Son of the charlatan sheikh
• Sleeping children
• Two soldiers with rifles
• Guard soldier
• Young man in Abu Rawash
• Man bringing religious offerings
• Husband bringing his wife
• Husband with his elderly wife
• Watchman
• Two newborn infants
• Esther
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• Groups
• Patients outside Dr. Haroun’s hospital
• Two men with a donkey carrying an elderly sick woman
• Ten patients (five men and five women) inside the hospital
• Group of sick people
• Number of prisoners exercising and talking
• Line of farmers and city folk
• Villagers (men, women, children) in various situations:
  1 – Chasing Mordechai when he escaped with the cow
  2 – Publicly shaming Mordechai
  3 – Welcoming him warmly after his release from prison
  4 – Interacting with Sheikh Al‑Sha’bani
  5 – Building the Al‑Maimouni mosque
  6 – Group of women standing outside the mosque
  7 – Line of women with their husbands
  8 – Angry at Mordechai
  9 – Following Mordechai in his repentance
  10 – Groups of men, women, and children at the Al‑Bastawisi shrine
  11 – Young men playing football
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• Outdoor Scenes
• In the village:
• General view of a rural Egyptian village in the heart of the Delta
• Empty village street
• Village streets
• In front of the mayor’s manor
• Village mosque façade
• Rooftops of rural houses
• In front of the head guard’s house
• Outside the mayor’s house (manor)
• Sheikh Al‑Maimouni mosque exterior
• In the fields:
• Field half‑overgrown, half barren land
• Ancient column in the middle of barren land
• Rural farmland
• Country road
• Road to the mayor’s field
• Animal pen in a field under a tree by the canal
• On the canal bank
• Other locations:
• Street in an Egyptian city in the late 1950s
• In front of Dr. Haroun Zakher’s hospital
• In front of prison gates
• Street in an Egyptian city
• Street in Alexandria
• General view of an Israeli city
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• Indoor Scenes
• In Dr. Haroun & Mordechai’s house:
• Luxurious bedroom
• Living room
• Dr. Haroun’s office
• In Dr. Haroun’s hospital:
• Hospital reception area
• Examination room
• Outside the examination room door
• Other rooms and offices:
• Various rooms in rural houses
• Room in a Sufi sheikh’s house
• Raafat’s bedroom
• Elegant bedroom
• Officer Raafat’s office
• Outside the governorate secretary’s office
• In prison:
• Cell
• Yard inside prison
• In the mayor’s house:
• Manor
• Modest bedroom
• Sitting room
• Sikkina’s bedroom
• Sharbat’s bedroom
• Outside Sikkina’s bedroom
• Outside Sharbat’s bedroom
• Under the bed
• Central courtyard of the mayor’s house
• Other interiors:
• Animal pen in rural house
• Rural house courtyard
• Spacious living room in head guard’s house
• Popular restaurant
• Al‑Sha’bani’s room in the mosque
• Inside Sheikh Al‑Maimouni mosque: hall, room, donation room
• Inside a car
• In front of an apartment door in Alexandria
• In front of Esther’s apartment door
• Living room in Esther’s house
• Mordechai’s office
• Sheikh Al‑Bastawisi shrine
• Inside an airplane
•  
• (Seba’i and the Dance with the Snakes)
• Main Characters
• Blind man, Sheikh Seba’i (35 years old)
• Shams Bey (in his fifties)
• Madbouli (35 years old)
• Salim (45 years old)
• Tahawi (45 years old)
• Mahmoud (18 years old)
• Hilaliya (18 years old)
• Fathiya (35 years old)
• Setita (30 years old)
• Tantawi (60 years old)
• Ne’emat Hanem
• Thurayya (40 years old)
• Umm Madbouli
• Ghanem
• Sa’diya
• Soso
• Saniya
•  
• Supporting Characters
• First nurse
• Second nurse
• Doctor
• 20 men and women in tattered rural clothing
• Six men of varying ages
• Group of women in tattered rural clothing
•  
• Outdoor Scenes
• Small rural cemetery among the fields
• Dusty, bumpy country road winding through the fields
• Inside a car
• Exterior view of a small hamlet among the fields
• Hamlet and manor house
• Main street of the hamlet
• Rooftops in the hamlet
• Streets in the hamlet
• In front of Seba’i’s house on the street
• In front of the manor house
• In front of Fathiya’s house
• In front of Sa’diya’s house
• Indoors, in front of the window of the corner room (zawiya)
• Manor garden
• Asphalt road
• Country road
• Daytime exterior in a field
• In front of the villa
• In front of a cemetery
•  
• Indoor Scenes
• Spacious living room in the manor house
• Nighttime interior – Shams Bey’s bedroom
• Tantawi’s bedroom
• Sheikh Seba’i’s bedroom
• Courtyard of an old rural mosque made of mud
• Living room in Madbouli’s house
• Living room in Salim’s house
• Living room in Fathiya’s father’s house
• Living room in Fathiya’s house
• The cemetery
• Outer window of Seba’i’s house
• Bedroom in Fathiya’s house
• Luxurious living room in Ghanem’s apartment
• Luxurious bedroom
• “Unknown Woman” room (Fathiya)
• Luxurious living room in the manor
• Inside the manor gardener’s room
• Seba’i’s hospital room
• Ne’emat Hanem’s bedroom
• Indoor scene beside a window
• Madbouli’s house
• Salim’s house
• Kitchen in the villa
• Rooftop of the villa
• Public prosecutor’s office
•  
• (Perhaps It Will Be Resolved)
• Main Roles
• The Young Man: Ahmed Hamdallah Mohamed (31 years old)
• Brigadier Shukri– Police brigadier
• Noha– Ahmed’s fiancée and cousin
• The Pasha: Ahmed Mohamed Hamdallah – Millionaire, corrupt businessman, and criminal
•  
• Supporting Roles
• Four young men
• The Bald Man – Retired
• Major Raafat
• Major Mahmoud
• Fawzi – Director of the distribution company
• Ezzat – Head of the distribution division
• Baligh – Fawzi’s secretary
•  
• Minor Roles
• Ahmed’s father
• Ahmed’s mother
• Noha’s father
• Noha’s mother
• House owner
• Policeman in Brigadier’s office
• Three young men and three young women in romantic situations
• Air‑conditioned bus driver
• Public transport bus driver
• Barber
• Wife in a love affair
• Wife’s lover
• Passenger (male)
• Passenger (female)
• Ticket collector
• Pasha’s secretary for public service
• Four men leaving the Pasha’s office
• Girl in the distribution company
• Group of girls in the distribution company: Doaa, Hoda, Maha
• Soha – the retired dancer
• Bank manager
• Bank employee
• Housewife
• Senior employee
•  
• Crowd & Extra Scenes
• Central Security soldiers
• Two officers with the brigadier at the demolished house
• Important men with the brigadier at the demolished house
• Ambulance crew
• Children mocking naked youths
• Housewife
• Five young men working in distribution
• Five soldiers, three thugs
• Three soldiers, three informants
• Three thugs
• Crowd in front of demolished house
• Passengers on a public bus
• Coffee shop patrons
• People in the streets and balconies
• Ten informants
• Crowds at election campaign events
• Crowds cheering in the streets in victory parades
•  
• Outdoor Scenes
  Streets:
• Popular street
• Street in Maadi
• Wide street
• Cairo–Alexandria road
• In front of a traffic checkpoint on a highway
• Other exteriors:
• Bus station
• Rooftops:
• On a regular apartment building, in front of Ahmed and Noha’s rooms
• On a large apartment building
• In front of a street tent (saradek)
• Building entrances:
• Distribution company
• Contracting company
• Public service office
• Orphan care center
• In front of a villa
• Popular coffee shop
•  
• Indoor Scenes
  Living rooms (salons):
• Spacious living room in a dilapidated apartment
• Company distribution office salon
• Salon in the Pasha’s public service office
• Secretariat room
• Pasha’s contracting company salon
• Bank hall
• Hotel lobby
• Living room inside the Bald Man’s apartment
• Living room in Brigadier Shukri’s house
• Living room inside villa
• Large meeting hall
• Bedrooms:
• Ahmed’s rooftop bedroom
• Noha’s rooftop bedroom
• Fawzi’s bedroom
• Sheikh Fawah’s bedroom
• Room with electrical switches
• Offices:
• Brigadier Shukri’s office
• Officer Raafat’s office
• Head of distribution division’s office
• Fawzi’s office
• Millionaire’s office in the contracting company
• Millionaire’s office in public service
• Bank manager’s office
• Office for accepting parliamentary candidacy applications
• Other interiors:
• Prison cell
• In front of apartment in a building
• Inside a regular taxi
• Inside a Peugeot 7‑passenger taxi
• Inside an air‑conditioned bus
• Inside a public bus
• Inside a police van
• Secret coffee shop for contraband (den)
• Barber shop
• Inside an election campaign tent
•  
• (The Egyptian Mafia – Sheikh Al‑Mansar)
• Main Characters
• Mamdouh– Story’s protagonist
• Azzouz– Old gang member, colleague of Mamdouh’s father
• Nanny Soso– Mamdouh’s nanny and his father’s mistress
• Faiz– Peanut seller, old gang member, colleague of Mamdouh’s father
• Ali Anani– Journalist, Mamdouh’s maternal uncle
• The Big Boss
• Members of the New Gang Crew:
• The fake officer
• Issam (Madbouli)
• Badriya – Dr. Samira
•  
• Supporting Characters
• Nurse
• Taxi driver (also plays the roles of police chief and marriage registrar)
• The mayor
• Woman gang member in the hotel
• Businessman in the hotel
• Ten male gang members
• Clerk in the railway luggage office
• Hotel receptionist
• Young peasant girl pulling a cow
• Casino waiter
•  
• Non‑Speaking Roles
  Crowd / Extras:
• Little girl with her mother in a park
• Park visitors
• Young girl in the park
• Office workers and hotel guests
• Barber
• Line of customers in a bank
• Office owner
• Workers and clerks
• Government office manager
• Passengers inside a car
• Printing press worker
• Farmer
• Casino visitors
• Road guide
• Man in a Mercedes showing only his hand
•  
• Indoor Scenes
• Rooms:
• Room in Tura al‑Ghafir cemetery yard
• Inside a pit
• Inside a grave
• Living room in Mamdouh’s apartment
• Living room in a furnished apartment
• Mamdouh’s bedroom
• Nanny Soso’s bedroom
• Living room in a rural house
• Bride and groom’s bedroom in a rural house
• Luxurious hotel bedroom
• Clinic room
• Rural room
• Offices & Miscellaneous:
• Office room resembling a prison cell
• Luxurious office
• Another office
• Luxurious government office
• Apartment staircase
• Clinic balcony overlooking fields
• Casino
• Rural grain storage room
• Garage
• Barber shop
• Bank hall
• Inside a car
• Inside newspaper printing press
• Railway luggage office
• Luxurious hotel lobby
• Upper floor corridor in hotel
• Inside casino
• Public park restroom
•  
• Outdoor Scenes
• Special Areas:
• Tura al‑Ghafir cemetery
• Desert area
• Taxi stand
• Green field in front of clinic building
• Waterwheel in field
• Construction site for new housing
• Telephone booth in street
• Casino entrance
• Gardens:
• Public garden
• Garden section
• Garden exterior fence
• Streets & Roads:
• Side street in front of luxurious apartment
• Sidewalk in front of apartment
• Street corner in front of casino
• Sidewalk
• Cairo–Alexandria desert road
• Ismailia Canal road
• Country road
• Under a tree in the field
• Outside rural house in fields
•  
• (House About to Collapse)
• Main Characters
• Family of Hajj Masoud
• Hajj Masoud
• His wife, Asma
• Family of Hajj Mahmoud Abdullah
• Mahmoud Abdullah
• His wife, Hoda
• His sister, Dr. Zainab
• Islam and Suzy
• Family of Hanna Mina
• Hanna Mina
• George Mina
• Mary Ya’qub
• Michael
• Other Roles
• Man speaking in the mosque
• Children:
• Two infants
• Two three‑year‑olds
• Two six‑year‑olds
• Three children of various ages
• The Maselhi children
• Additional Characters
• Wife of Sheikh Maselhi
• Sheikh Mahgoub Mena’a Al‑Adwani
• Officer Hamdi
•  
• Crowd & Extras
• Group of people in the hospital
• Group at a birthday party
• Group at a wedding party
• Group in the mosque
• Group of extremists
• Group of soldiers
• Wedding guests at an upscale celebration
•  
• Outdoor Scenes
• Exterior of Hajj Mahmoud’s house
• Cemetery
• Garden in front of a seaside chalet
• View of a mosque
•  
• Indoor Scenes
• Mahmoud’s Apartment:
• Living room
• Zainab’s room
• Mahmoud & Hoda’s bedroom
• Masoud’s Apartment:
• Living room
• Bedroom
• Kitchen
• Hanna’s Apartment:
• Living room
• Couple’s bedroom
• Shared Areas:
• Stair landing between the two apartments
• Rooftop
• Miserable small room
• Hospital:
• Outside operating room
• In the incubator room
• Hospital room
• Nursery:Classroom in the nursery
• Mosque:
• Inside mosque
• Room inside mosque
• George’s Apartment:
• Living room
• Shops:
• Electrical goods store (owned by Hanna)
• Housewares & hardware store (owned by Mahmoud Abdullah)
• Grocery & sweets shop (owned by Hajj Masoud)
• Other Locations:
• Police station interrogation/torture room
• Wedding hall in a hotel
•  
• (The Ultimate Desire in the Nobles of the Arabs)
• Main Characters
• Shaaban
• Sarhan
• Restaurant owner
• Mokhtar
• Awad
• Mardiyya
• Old woman
• Mardiyya’s mother
• Mardiyya’s father
• Salwa
• Sharifa
• Abu Hashem
• Ismail
• Emir (middle‑aged)
• College dean
• State Security officer
• Othman
• Ali
• Man being beaten
• Dignified‑looking man
• Young clean‑shaven man showing signs of submissive sexual deviance
• Omar, Othman, and Abu Bakr
• Man in his fifties with stern features
• Dr. Haggag
• The poet
•  
• Supporting Characters & Extras
• Restaurant customers with Middle Eastern features
• Arab men
• Audience of men, women, and children in a park
• Several Arab patrons and girls
• Security guard
•  
• Outdoor Scenes
• Street in Arlington, Virginia, USA
• Facade of “Al‑Tabliya Al‑Masriyya” (The Egyptian Tray) restaurant
• Public park
• Lake shore
•  
• Indoor Scenes
• “Al‑Tabliya Al‑Masriyya” restaurant
• Restaurant owner’s office
• Inside an airplane
• Reception hall at a U.S. airport
• Bedroom of Mokhtar and Mardiyya
• Living room in Mardiyya and Mokhtar’s apartment
• Rural bedroom
• In front of a luxurious palace
• Reception hall in Washington palace
• Corridor upstairs in the palace
• Abu Hashem’s office
• Cafeteria
• Inside Sharifa’s car
• Farm with a palace in the middle
• Grand hall of the palace inside the farm
• Bedroom in the palace farm
• Dining room in the palace farm
• Private room inside the palace farm
• Living room in Mardiyya’s father’s house
• Operating room in the palace farm
• Kitchen and dining room in the palace farm
• Awad’s office (factory owner)
• Living room in Sarhan’s apartment
• General view of a Middle Eastern city
• Extremely luxurious bedroom
• In front of a luxurious palace
• Grand hall of the luxurious palace
• Control room
• College dean’s office
• Dr. Haggag’s bedroom
• In front of a prison cell / cell door
• State Security officer’s office
• Ismail’s bedroom with his wife
• Bedroom of Mardiyya’s parents
• Large hall in the palace prepared as a celebration venue
• Sarhan’s studio

Contemporary Drama:

Dramatic treatments for Egyptian television evenings ("Egyptian Tales"), ready for immediate production.

Titles:

1. "The Hiccup"
2. "I Have Hope"
3. "The Headscarf"
4. "The Strangers"
5. "Agony"
6. "A Good Samaritan"

 

1. The Hiccup (ط§ظ„ط²ظ‘ظڈط؛ظ€ظ€ط·ظ€ظ€ط©)

Main Characters:

• Hajj Bahnas
• Mohsen Bahnas
• Amal
• Dr. Abdel Hamid Qoura
• Mabrouk the lawyer

Supporting Characters:

• Judge
• Doctor
• Psychiatrist
• Silent extras
• Tailor
• Thug
• Dog handler
• TV presenter
• A large dog

Crowd Scenes:

• In court
• At the engagement party
• At the wedding
• Street boys

Interior Scenes:

• Hajj Bahnas’ apartment:
• Bedroom
• Newlyweds’ bedroom
• Living room
• Kitchen
• Amal’s mother’s apartment:
  5. Living room
  6. Kitchen
• Old house:
  7. Living room
• Courtroom
• Construction company office
• Law office
• Furniture showroom
• Fabric and tailoring shop
• Doctor’s clinic
• Psychiatrist’s clinic:
  14. Exam room
  15. Reception
• Dr. Abdel Hamid Qoura’s clinic:
  16. Exam room
  17. Reception

Exterior Scenes:

1. General view of a street in a working-class neighborhood
2. Side street

 

2. I Have Hope (ط£ظ†ط§ط¹ظ†ط¯ظ‰ط£ظ…ظ„)

Main Characters:

1. Dr. Rashwan
2. Mr. Raafat
3. Shawqi
4. Selim
5. Tawfiq
6. Rashwan’s secretary
7. Rashwan’s wife
8. (number skipped in original)
9. Hospital doctor
10. Mosque Imam
11. Three extremist bearded young men
12. Three non-extremist bearded young men

Speaking and non-speaking extras include:

1. Bank manager
2. Customer
3. Police traffic officer
4. Street vendor on a truck
5. Two young men
6. Group of young men and women in an advertising office
7. A wife and three children (teenage to 6 years old)
8. Group of bearded and clean-shaven youth working on reclaimed land
9. Police soldiers

Interior Scenes:

• Dr. Rashwan’s company:
• Secretary’s office
• CEO’s office
• Hospital:
• Outside ICU
• ICU room
• Rashwan’s apartment:
• Living room
• Bedroom
• Outside the apartment door
• Raafat's apartment:
• Living room
• Selim’s dwelling in the cemetery:
• Inner courtyard
• Rashwan’s courtyard in the cemetery:
• Inner courtyard
• Bedroom in courtyard
• Inside mosque
• Law office

Exterior Scenes:

• Advertising agency front
• Cairo cemetery:
• Caretaker's tomb
• Main street in cemetery
• Outside Rashwan’s courtyard
• Side street among graves
• Main public street
• Side public street
• Field in reclaimed land

 

3. The Headscarf (ط§ظ„ط¥ظٹط´ط§ط±ط¨)

Main Characters:

• Salem
• Ezzat
• Saadiya
• Ezzat’s father
• Soheir
• The mayor (Al-Omda)
• Village sheikh
• Watchman sheikh
• Hajj Abdel Wahab
• Officer Hossam
• Sheikh Shahir
• Soheir
• Child Mahmoud

Groups:

• Youth
• Group of children

Interior Scenes:

• In front of room door in Salem’s house
• Inside the room (Salem’s house)
• Another room (Saadiya’s house)
• Room in Ezzat’s house
• Elegant parlor (in Salem’s house)
• Elegant bedroom (in Salem’s house)
• Salem and Saadiya’s bedroom
• Spacious hall (in Ezzat’s house)
• Salem and Saadiya’s bedroom (repeated)
• Living room in Ezzat’s house
• Inside rural mosque
• Inside mayor’s council hall
• Office of the investigation officer
• At a shrine
• University
• Inside a car

Exterior Scenes:

• In front of the mayor’s hall
• In front of the university
• In front of the shrine
• Side street in the dark
• Asphalt road

 

4. The Strangers (ط§ظ„ط؛ط±ط¨ط§ط،)

Main Characters:

• Father Mohamed
• The mother
• The grandmother
• Hussein
• Samia
• Makram
• Zeinhem
• Mohsen

Interior Scenes:

• A spacious apartment with four rooms and a living area
• Living room in Hajj Mohamed’s house
• Grandmother’s room
• Children’s room

 

5. Dying (ط¥ط­طھط¶ط§ط±)

Main Characters:

• Sir Sarour — a wealthy man on his deathbed
• Raouf — Sarour’s son
• Huda — Sarour’s daughter
• Madam Mohasen — Sarour’s wife
• Dr. Ali — Sarour’s illegitimate son
• Sharifa Hanim — Dr. Ali’s mother
• Haniya — Sarour’s maid
• Nurse in Dr. Ali’s hospital
• Four hospital staff
• Group of men and women dancing in a nightclub

Interior Scenes:

• Living room in Sir Sarour’s villa
• Sarour’s bedroom
• Sarour’s office
• Sharifa Hanim’s bedroom
• Room in Dr. Ali’s hospital
• Haniya’s room
• Nightclub

 

6. A Good Samaritan (ظپط§ط¹ظ„ط®ظٹط±)

A drama revolving around only three characters:

• Dr. Hawas
• Fathi
• Raifa

Interior Scenes:

• A shabby room: Fathi and Raifa’s room
• Dr. Hawas’ apartment: Luxurious living room
• Three bedrooms
• Office room
• Inside a car

Exterior Scenes:

• The highway

 

Some Dramatic Treatments for Contemporary Films Ready for Immediate Production:

(Infiltration): A Screenplay Without Dialogue

Main Characters:

1. Saeed, the Informer
2. Officer Saleem
3. An Egyptian youth, victim of torture
4. Sheikh Al-Shabrawi
5. Mona, the Niqabi woman
6. Sheikh Makram

Minor Roles and Extras:

1. Eight soldiers
2. Four defendants
3. Waiters at Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
4. Restaurant owner
5. Two cooks at Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
6. Four prostitutes
7. Leader of the prostitution ring
8. Microbus driver #1
9. Group of passengers
10. Microbus driver #2
11. The informer's wife
12. Three young men in Gulf attire
13. Electronic company manager
14. A man in traditional rural attire
15. Group of niqabi women
16. Owner of the Modern Chemical Factory
17. Khalid, his wife, and his mother
18. Groups of bearded men and niqabi women praying
19. A doctor and two nurses
20. Coffee shop owner
21. Group of bearded prisoners
22. Group of prison guards
23. Prison warden
24. US Consulate employee
25. US airport employee
26. Group of bearded Americans of Arab, Asian, and African descent

Exterior Shooting Locations:

1. General view of Cairo city
2. Police station building
3. Public road at night
4. Agricultural road
5. Store entrance
6. Desert area
7. Prison yard

Interior Shooting Locations:

1. Head of Investigations' office
2. Cell No. 1
3. Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
4. Prostitution apartment
5. The informer's car
6. The informer's apartment
7. Al-Mansouriya Company building
8. Household goods store
9. Rashid Pasha's office
10. Deportation vehicle
11. The Modern Chemical Factory
12. Khalid and Mona's apartment
13. Mosque
14. Hospital room
15. Traditional coffee shop
16. Prison warden's office
17. US Consulate office
18. Inside an airplane
19. US airport
20. Sheikh Al-Shabrawi's palace

 

(Sheikh Shamhoursh)

Main Characters:Colonel Mahmoud Baraka Talha Al-Talhawi Sheikh Masoud Mirvat Mirvat's father Officer Delesps Idris, 60 years old The Doctor The Nurse Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa Umm Sanaa's husband Groups of passersby: men, women, and children Refaat Salem, Talha's secretary The two farmers, Ma'rouf and Mahmoud Mahasen Abbas Darwish, the cart driver Four young men from the village gang Five individuals in Azharite attire: Ramadan, the mayor's son, and the teachers: Ihab, Farahat, Raafat, and Atman The coffee shop worker The Mayor, a man in his sixties Darwish, the attendant Talha's car driver Fares, the leader of the terrorists A young bride in a wedding dress A young groom

Crowds and Extras:Crowds of men, women, and children Mohsen, the police officer Crowds of men praying Ten masked soldiers Wedding guests (men and women) Central security guards Patients in the hospital The doorman Four men (farmers, among them) A group of middle-aged women A group of male farmers Crowds of female farmers Audience of farmers: men, women, and children

Exterior Scenes:A street in Cairo Outside a mosque In front of the (National Security) building The market In front of Talha and Mirvat's building A vast blue space A grave among tombs An asphalt road A street in Al-Labaida village In front of Sheikh Shamhoursh's shrine

Interior Scenes:Colonel Baraka's office Mosque Modest living room in Mirvat's father's apartment Cell Room in Sheikh Masoud's apartment Women's ward in the hospital Wedding hall Men's ward in the hospital Doctor's office in a government hospital Living room in Talha and Mirvat's apartment Mirvat's bedroom in the apartment Hallway between Talha's apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa's apartment on the same floor Sheikh Talha's secretary's office: a government office room with one open door and one closed door. Sheikh Talha Al-Talhawi's luxurious office Refaat's office Umm Sanaa and her husband's modest bedroom Living room in the Mayor's residence Rural coffee shop on a dirt road Living room in Talha's new apartment in Al-Labaida village Sheikh of the Institute's office Closed cell Rural bedroom Rural living room in the groom's house

 

(Pre-trial Detention)

Main Characters:Hamdy Zaher Rushdy Pasha Rifky Pasha The Five Prisoners (Farghaly, Zaki, Refaat, Shaker, Fayez) Officer Murad

Sub-Characters:Officer Marwan Sheikh Marzouk Mimi Hamdy's father Shawkat Pasha Hamdy's mother Coffee shop waiter Two people in the coffee shop Female doctor Non-speaking extras Dentist Eight people in a coffee shop

Soldiers:10: Subordinates of Murad, including 2 guarding Hamdy to prison 10: Inside the prison, under Rushdy Pasha. All ten are involved in attempting to assault Hamdy, and in saluting him as he moves around the prison. Among them are (1) torturing Hamdy, (2) transferring Hamdy to the hospital, and (5) guarding the five prisoners.

Exterior Scenes:In front of Brigadier Rushdy's villa In front of Rifky Pasha's villa The highway In front of the Leaders' Preparation Institute In front of a rural house Street In front of a village in the middle of the desert

Interior Scenes:In prison (solitary cell, prisoners' ward (Ward 3), in front of a solitary cell, a solitary cell, a room inside the prison) Popular coffee shop Room in a hospital Dentist's office Offices (School principal, Major Marwan, Brigadier Rushdy in prison, and in his villa, Shawkat Pasha, Hamdy at the Leaders' Preparation Institute) Living room (In Hamdy's house, Rushdy's villa, Rifky's villa, Marwan's house, and a rural house.) Bedrooms (Rushdy's bedroom, Rifky's bedroom, Hamdy's bedroom) Inside a car

 

(Mordechai El-Bastawisi)

Main Characters:

1. Mordechai (as a child), then (as a young man), then (as an old man)
2. Dr. Haroun Zakher: Mordechai's father
3. Zanati (a date seller, then mayor), then (a mystic/madman)
4. Sheikh Al-Sha'bani (Sheikh Al-Maimouni / Ghannas)

Supporting Characters:

1. Sakinah, Zanati's wife
2. Sharbat, the second wife
3. Officer Raafat (then Provincial Secretary)
4. (Gheitany) Sheikh of the Guard, then Mayor
5. Mordechai's four assistants (Sayed Tantawi / Gad Al-Haq / Farhoud / Ali Gomaa)
6. Basiony
7. Tamraz, Dr. Haroun's friend
8. A charlatan sheikh
9. Omar Hashem
10. Village elders (The Seven): Mahmoud, Abdel Salam, Abdel Wahab, Abdel Halim, Abdel Basir, Gamal, Al-Husseini.
11. Mutawa'
12. Hajj Farahat
13. A girl washing dishes

Speaking Extras:

1. The farmer who owns the cow
2. A poor patient
3. Four men
4. A soldier
5. House owner in Abu Rawash
6. A wife
7. Samira, Hajj Farahat's daughter

Non-Speaking Extras:The charlatan sheikh's son Sleeping young children Two soldiers with rifles A guard soldier A young man in Abu Rawash A man bringing offerings A husband bringing his wife A husband with his elderly wife A guard Two newborn children Esther Groups Patients in front of Dr. Haroun's hospital Two men with a donkey carrying a sick old woman Ten patients, five men and five women inside the hospital A group of sick people A line of prisoners exercising and talking A line of farmers and gentlemen Villagers (men, women, and children) in different situations:

1. Running after Mordechai when he escaped with the cow
2. In Mordechai's public shaming
3. In welcoming him kindly after his release from prison
4. In their dealings with Al-Sha'bani
5. In building Al-Maimouni Mosque
6. A group of women standing outside the mosque
7. A line of women and their husbands
8. In their anger at Mordechai
9. In following Mordechai in his repentance
10. Groups of men, women, and children at Al-Bastawisi's shrine
11. Young men playing football

Exterior Scenes:Firstly: In the Village

• General view of an Egyptian village deep in the Delta
• A village street devoid of passersby
• Village streets
• In front of the Mayor's residence
• The facade of the village mosque
• Rooftops of rural houses
• In front of the guard chief's house
• Outside the Mayor's house (the "Duwar")
• Al-Maimouni Mosque from the outside

Secondly: In the Fields

• An agricultural field, half weeds and the rest barren land
• An ancient column in the middle of the barren land
• A rural field
• An agricultural road
• On the way to the Mayor's field
• A cowshed in the field under a tree by the canal
• On the bank of a canal

Thirdly:

• View of a street in an Egyptian city in the late 1950s
• In front of Dr. Haroun Zakher's hospital
• In front of the prison gate
• A street in an Egyptian city
• A street in Alexandria
• General view of an Israeli city

Interior Scenes:Firstly: In Dr. Haroun and Mordechai's House

• Bedroom (luxurious)
• Living room in Dr. Haroun's house
• Dr. Haroun's office room

Secondly: Dr. Haroun's Hospital

• Reception area in the hospital
• Examination room in the hospital
• In front of the examination room door

Thirdly: Rooms and Offices(Various rooms in rural houses - a room in a Sufi sheikh's house - Raafat's bedroom - an elegant bedroom - Officer Raafat's office)

• In front of the Provincial Secretary's office
• Prison: (Cell. Yard inside the prison)

The Mayor's House:

• (The Mayor's residence - a modest bedroom - a living room - Sakinah's bedroom - Sharbat's bedroom - in front of Sakinah's bedroom - in front of Sharbat's bedroom - under a bed - in the middle of the Mayor's house)
• A cowshed in a rural house
• A courtyard in a rural house
• A spacious living room in the guard chief's house
• In a popular restaurant
• Al-Sha'bani's room in the mosque
• Inside Al-Maimouni Mosque: (The hall, the room - the vows room)
• Inside a car
• In front of an apartment door in Alexandria
• In front of Esther's apartment door
• Living room in Esther's house
• Mordechai's office
• Sheikh Al-Bastawisi's shrine
• In the airplane

 

(Sheikh Shamhoursh)

Main Characters:Colonel Mahmoud Baraka Talha Al-Talhawi Sheikh Masoud Mirvat Mirvat's father Officer Delesps Idris, 60 years old The Doctor The Nurse Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa Umm Sanaa's husband Groups of passersby: men, women, and children Refaat Salem, Talha's secretary The two farmers, Ma'rouf and Mahmoud Mahasen Abbas Darwish, the cart driver Four young men from the village gang Five individuals in Azharite attire: Ramadan, the mayor's son, and the teachers: Ihab, Farahat, Raafat, and Atman The coffee shop worker The Mayor, a man in his sixties Darwish, the attendant Talha's car driver Fares, the leader of the terrorists A young bride in a wedding dress A young groom

Crowds and Extras:Crowds of men, women, and children Mohsen, the police officer Crowds of men praying Ten masked soldiers Wedding guests (men and women) Central security guards Patients in the hospital The doorman Four men (farmers, among them) A group of middle-aged women A group of male farmers Crowds of female farmers Audience of farmers: men, women, and children

Exterior Scenes:A street in Cairo Outside a mosque In front of the (National Security) building The market In front of Talha and Mirvat's building A vast blue space A grave among tombs An asphalt road A street in Al-Labaida village In front of Sheikh Shamhoursh's shrine

Interior Scenes:Colonel Baraka's office Mosque Modest living room in Mirvat's father's apartment Cell Room in Sheikh Masoud's apartment Women's ward in the hospital Wedding hall Men's ward in the hospital Doctor's office in a government hospital Living room in Talha and Mirvat's apartment Mirvat's bedroom in the apartment Living room in the new apartment: a spacious living room with wonderful furniture Hallway between Talha's apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa's apartment on the same floor Sheikh Talha's secretary's office: a government office room with one open door and one closed door. Sheikh Talha Al-Talhawi's luxurious office Refaat's office Umm Sanaa and her husband's modest bedroom Living room in the Mayor's residence Rural coffee shop on a dirt road Living room in Talha's new apartment in Al-Labaida village Sheikh of the Institute's office Closed cell Rural bedroom Rural living room in the groom's house

 

(Siba'i and the Dance with Snakes)

Main Characters:A blind person, Sheikh Siba'i (35 years old) Shams Bey (in his fifties) Madbouli, 35 years old Saleem, 45 years old Tahawy, 45 years old Mahmoud, 18 years old Hilaliya, 18 years old Fathiya, 35 years old Stita, 30 years old Tantawi, 60 years old Ni'mat Hanem Thuraya (40 years old) Madbouli's mother Ghanem Sa'diya Soso Saniya

Sub-Characters:First Nurse Second Nurse The Doctor 20 people (men and women) in worn rural clothes Six men of different ages A group of women in worn rural clothes

Exterior Scenes:A small rural cemetery among fields A dusty agricultural road full of bumps winding through fields Inside the car Exterior view of a small estate among fields The estate and the mansion The main street of the estate Rooftops of houses in the estate The street in the estate In front of Siba'i's house on the street In front of the mansion In front of Fathiya's house In front of Sa'diya's house Interior view in front of the corner window The mansion's garden The asphalt road The agricultural road Daytime exterior in the field In front of the villa In front of a tomb

Interior Scenes:Spacious hall in the mansion Nighttime interior: Shams Bey's bedroom Tantawi's bedroom Sheikh Siba'i's bedroom Courtyard of an old rural mud mosque Living room in Madbouli's house Living room in Saleem's house Living room in Fathiya's father's house Living room in Fathiya's house The tomb Exterior window of Siba'i's house Bedroom in Fathiya's house Luxurious hall in Ghanem's apartment Luxurious bedroom Living room of the unknown woman (Fathiya) Luxurious hall in the mansion Inside the gardener's room in the mansion Siba'i's room in the hospital Ni'mat Hanem's bedroom Interior next to a window Madbouli's house Saleem's house The kitchen in the villa The roof of the villa Prosecutor's office

 

(Perhaps It Will Be Relieved)

Characters:Leading Roles: The Young Man: Ahmed Hamdallah Mohamed (31 years old) Brigadier Shukri: A police brigadier Noha: Ahmed's fiancée and cousin. The Pasha: Ahmed Mohamed Hamdallah: A millionaire, corrupt businessman, and criminal.

Supporting Roles:The Four Young Men The Bald Man: A retired man Major Raafat Major Mahmoud Fawzy: Distribution company manager Ezzat: Head of the Distribution Department Baleegh: Fawzy's secretary

Minor Roles:Ahmed's father Ahmed's mother Noha's father Noha's mother House owner Soldier in the Brigadier's office Three young men and three young women in a romantic situation Air-conditioned bus driver Public transport bus driver Barber A loving wife The wife's lover A male passenger A female passenger The conductor The Pasha's secretary for citizen services Four men leaving the Pasha's office A girl in the distribution company A group of girls in the distribution company Duha Hoda Maha Suha, the retired dancer Bank manager Bank employee Housewife Senior employee

Crowds:Central Security soldiers Two officers with the Brigadier at the demolished house Important men with the Brigadier at the demolished house Ambulance personnel Children mocking the naked young men Housewife Five young men working in distribution Five soldiers, three thugs Three soldiers, three informants Three thugs Crowds in front of the demolished house Passengers on a public transport bus Patrons in a cafe People on the streets and balconies Ten informants Crowds attending election conferences Crowds cheering in the streets in the victory procession

Exterior Scenes:Streets: A popular street, a street in Maadi, a wide street, Cairo-Alexandria road, in front of a traffic checkpoint on a highway. Bus station

Rooftops:On an ordinary building, in front of Ahmed and Noha's rooms On a huge building. In front of a tent in the street: Building entrance: For the distribution company, for the contracting company, for the citizen services office, an orphanage. In front of a villa Popular coffee shop

Interior Scenes:Halls:A spacious hall in a dilapidated popular apartment, a salon in a distribution company, a salon in the Pasha's citizen services office, the secretary's hall, the Pasha's contracting company, a bank hall, a hotel hall, a hall inside the bald man's apartment, the hall in Brigadier Shukri's house, the hall inside the villa, a large meeting room. Rooms: Ahmed's bedroom on the rooftop, Noha's bedroom on the rooftop, Fawzy's bedroom, Sheikh Fawwah's bedroom, a room with electrical switches. Offices: Brigadier Shukri's office, Officer Raafat's office, Head of Distribution Patrol's office, Fawzy's office, the millionaire's office in the contracting company, the millionaire's office in the citizen services office, bank manager's office, office for accepting nomination papers for People's Assembly membership. Cell: In front of an apartment in a building Inside an airplane Inside a regular taxi, inside a Peugeot 7-seater taxi Inside a bus: inside an air-conditioned bus, inside a public transport bus Inside a police car Secret coffee shop for illicit activities (Gharza - a colloquial term for a hidden/illegal gathering place) Barber shop Inside an election tent

 

The Egyptian Mafia (The Big Boss)

Characters:Mamdouh: The protagonist of the story Ezzouz: An old member of the gang, Mamdouh's father's colleague. Nanny Soso: Mamdouh's nanny and his father's mistress Fayez: The peanut seller, an old member of the gang, Mamdouh's father's colleague Ali Anani: A journalist, Mamdouh's maternal uncle The Big Bey (Boss) Members of the new gang crew: (The Fake Officer, Essam (Madbouli)) (Badriya): Dr. Samira

Sub-Characters:The Nurse, The taxi driver (who also played the role of the Warden and the Marriage Official), The Mayor, A woman from the gang in the hotel, A businessman in the hotel, Ten men from the gang, An employee at the railway luggage office, A hotel receptionist, A small peasant girl pulling a cow, A waiter in a casino.

Non-Speaking Characters:Extras A small child with her mother in the park. Visitors in a park A small girl in the park. Hotel staff and guests A barber. A line of customers in a bank. Office owner. Workers and employees. Government office manager. Travelers inside a car. Printing press worker. Farmer Patrons in a casino. A road guide. A man inside a Mercedes, only his hand is visible.

Interior Scenes:Firstly: Rooms A room in the graveyard keeper's courtyard Inside a pit Inside a grave Living room in Mamdouh's apartment Living room in a furnished apartment Mamdouh's bedroom Nanny Soso's room Living room in a rural house. The newlyweds' bedroom in a rural house Luxurious bedroom in a hotel Clinic room Rural room.

Secondly: Offices and MiscellaneousAn office room resembling a cell A luxurious office. One of the offices. A luxurious government office. Building stairs Clinic balcony overlooking the fields Casino Rural grain storage Garage. Barber shop. Bank hall. Inside a car. Inside the newspaper printing press. Railway luggage office. Lobby of a luxurious hotel. Corridor on the upper floor of a hotel. Inside a casino. A restroom in a park

Exterior Scenes:Firstly: Special Areas The graveyard keeper's land Desert area Taxi stand Green field in front of the clinic building. Waterwheel in the field. Construction site for new housing. Telephone booth in the street. Casino entrance.

Secondly: GardensPublic park Part of the public park Outer fence of the park

Thirdly: Streets & RoadsSide street in front of a luxurious building Sidewalk in front of a building Street corner in front of a casino Street sidewalk Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Ismailia Canal Road A road in the field. Under a tree in the field. Outside a rural house in the fields.

 

(House on the Brink of Collapse)

Characters:Hajj Masoud's Family Hajj Masoud His wife, Asmaa

Hajj Mahmoud Abdullah's Family Mahmoud Abdullah His wife, Hoda His sister, Dr. Zeinab Islam + Suzy

Hanna Mina's Family Hanna Mina George Mina Mary Yaqoub Michael

A man speaking in the mosque

Children:Two infants Two children aged three Two children aged six. Three children of different ages (Mosilhy's children) Sheikh Mosilhy's wife Sheikh Mahjoub Manna' Al-Adwani Officer Hamdy

Crowds:A group of people in the hospital And at a birthday party And at a wedding And in the mosque A group of extremists A group of soldiers Guests at a high-class wedding.

Exterior Scenes:Hajj Mahmoud's house from the outside A cemetery A garden in front of a chalet by the sea View of a mosque

Interior Scenes:Mahmoud's apartment: Living room - Zeinab's room Mahmoud and Hoda's room

Masoud's apartment: Living room - Bedroom - Kitchen Hanna's apartment: Living room - Couple's bedroom Stair landing between the two apartments The rooftop A squalid room The hospital: In front of the operating room In the nurseries room A room in the hospital Children's nursery: A classroom in the nursery In the mosque: Inside the mosque. A room inside the mosque George's apartment: Living room. An electrical appliance store owned by Hanna A household goods and hardware store: owned by Mahmoud Abdullah A grocery and sweets store: owned by Hajj Masoud A room in the police station where torture takes place A wedding hall in a hotel.

 

(The End of Desire in the Virtues of Arabs)

Main Characters:Shaaban Sarhan Restaurant owner Mukhtar Awad Mardiya The old woman Mardiya's mother Mardiya's father Salwa Sharifa Abu Hashem Ismail Middle-aged prince Dean of the Faculty State Security Officer Othman Ali A person being beaten A dignified-looking man A shaven young man with signs of passive homosexuality Omar, Othman, and Abu Bakr A man around fifty years old with a grim expression Dr. Hajjaj The Poet

Sub-Characters and Extras:Customers eating with Middle Eastern features Arab men Audience of men, women, and children in a garden A number of Arab patrons, and girls Security guard

Exterior Scenes:A street in Arlington, Virginia, USA Facade of (The Egyptian Tabliya) restaurant Public park On a lake shore

Interior Scenes:(The Egyptian Tabliya) restaurant Restaurant owner's office Inside the airplane Reception hall at the American airport Mukhtar and Mardiya's bedroom Living room in Mardiya and Mukhtar's apartment A rural bedroom In front of a luxurious palace Reception hall in Washington Palace Corridor on the upper floor in the palace Abu Hashem's office Cafeteria Inside Sharifa's car A farm with a palace in its center The palace lobby inside the farm Bedroom in the farm's palace Dining room in the farm's palace Private room inside the farm's palace Living room in Mardiya's father's house Operating room in the farm's palace Kitchen and dining room in the farm's palace Awad, the factory owner's office Living room in Sarhan's apartment General view of a city in the Middle East An extremely luxurious bedroom In front of a luxurious palace Hall of the luxurious palace Control room Dean of the Faculty's office Dr. Hijazi's bedroom In front of a cell / cell door State Security Officer's office Interior: Ismail and his wife's bedroom Mardiya's parents' bedroom A large hall prepared in the palace to be an events venue Sarhan's studio

 

• Title
• “Amؤپrat Abإ« al-Makarim”
  (“The Abu al-Makarim Building”)
•  
• Characters
• Hassamand Rafi‘, in their sixties. Rafi‘ appears robust and healthy; Hassam shows signs of illness and frailty.
• Khamis the Doorman(around forty), dresses in surprisingly elegant clothes for his job.
• Four flower-bearing men, each holding a bouquet, waiting at the hospital elevator entrance in front of Khamis.
• A patient in a wheelchair, pushed by two nurses.
• Engineer ‘Abd al-Rasool al-Mؤپlikؤ«(55), with a thick gray beard.
  His wife, Umm Sanؤپ’(50).
  Their daughter Sanؤپ’(high-school senior).
• Maل¸¥rإ«s the Marriage Registrar(45).
• Three apparent hospital visitors.
• Khayriyya(≈ 30; strikingly beautiful, unveiled, hair styled fashionably, modest attire).
  Her assistant ل¸¤awwas (35).
  Tuل¸¥a(≈ 30).
  ل¸¤usniyya(32).
• Ma‘llem Rajab Abإ« Rizq(55; shabby appearance, initially unshaven).
• Three women standing by the hospital elevator:
• His two wives, Umm Bahؤ«raand Umm Zuhayra, drinking tea with him.
• Their daughters—Bahؤ«ra, Shahؤ«ra(Umm Bahؤ«ra’s), and Zuhayra, Fahؤ«ma, Fؤپ’iqa(Umm Zuhayra’s)—watching ballet on TV.
• Shirؤ«n ‘Azr—Director of Abu al-Makarim Specialized Hospital.
  Dr. Sؤپmؤ« Fahؤ«m.
  Father ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥(the priest).
  Maryam(his wife).
  Dr. Sإ«zy(their daughter).
• ل¸¤إ«rؤ«ya(≈ 65; pronounces “s” as “sh,” wears cotton in one ear, slaps her hand and shouts when angry, always carries plastic-bag gloves for “infection” fears).
• A second wheelchair patient.
• Zanؤپtؤ«.
  Maل¸¥rإ«s’s wife(45; looks unbalanced, glares jealously at her sister-in-law).
  Her sister Iل¸¥sؤپn (30; attractive, hair uncovered).
  Maل¸¥rإ«s’s stepson “Abإ« ‘Ubayda”(20; real name ‘Abdu, but calls himself Abإ« ‘Ubayda; oddly long beard).
•  
• Principal Roles
• Khayriyya (≈ 30; beautiful, unveiled, fashionable yet modest).
• Hassam (≈ 60; ill).
• Engineer ‘Abd al-Rasool al-Mؤپlikؤ«.
• Umm Sanؤپ’ (his wife).
• Sanؤپ’ (their daughter, 20).
• Father ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥.
• Maryam (his wife).
• Dr. Sإ«zy (his daughter).
• Khamis the Doorman (≈ 40).
• Naل¹£r (Maل¸¥rإ«s’s brother).
• ‘Aل¹­wa (Abإ« Anas).
• al-Tahhؤپmؤ«.
• al-Tahhؤپmؤ«’s first wife.
• ‘ؤ€dil (his son).
• Dr. Nإ«hؤپ (second wife).
• Maل¸¥rإ«s the Registrar (45).
• Maل¸¥rإ«s’s wife.
• Abإ« ‘Ubayda (stepson).
• Iل¸¥sؤپn (Maل¸¥rإ«s’s sister, 30).
• al-Minyؤپwؤ« (bearded big man).
• ل¸¤إ«rؤ«ya (65).
• Fawziyya ل¸¤assan and Lamؤ«s (in their fifties).
• Shirؤ«n ‘Azr (in her forties).
• ل¸¤awwas (35).
• Tuل¸¥a (≈ 30) and her sister ل¸¤usniyya (32).
• Fawzؤ«, Abإ« Fawzؤ«, Umm Fawzؤ«.
• Social-Services Officer ‘Abdu al-ل¹¬awؤ«l (short, imposing moustache).
• Maل¸¥rإ«s ‘Abd al-Mu‘tج£ل¹­al (the Under-secretary).
• Rafi‘.
• al-Shaل¸¥ل¸¥ؤپt.
• ‘Am Shaل¸¥ل¹­a (al-Shaل¸¥ل¸¥ؤپt’s father).
• Dr. al-Jablؤپwؤ« and his wife, ل¹¬ؤپfyؤپnؤپz al-Jablؤپwؤ«.
• Murؤپd al-ل¸¤annؤپwؤ« Pasha.
• Rifqؤ« Zؤپhir and his secretary ل¸¤ؤپtem (later Murؤپd’s secretary).
• Raf‘at Jؤپwؤ«sh.
• إ¢ؤپriq (ex-husband of ل¹¬ؤپfyؤپnؤپz).
• Shaykh Burhؤپn the Registrar (≈ 60).
• al-Jablؤپwؤ«’s & Murؤپd Pasha’s Chairman.
•  
• Ensemble (Building Inhabitants & Visitors)
• First arrivals: Rafi‘ Pasha; Under-secretary Maل¸¥rإ«s ‘Abd al-‘Al; ل¸¤awwas and his sisters ل¸¤usniyya & Tuل¸¥a; Registrar Maل¸¥rإ«s ‘Abd al-Mu‘tج£ل¹­al; Engineer ‘Abd al-Rasool and family; Father ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥’s family; Muل¹£ل¹­afؤپ Hؤپris; ل¸¤إ«rؤ«ya Maل¸¥jإ«b; Shirؤ«n ‘Azr; Dr. Sؤپmؤ« Fahؤ«m; Ma‘llem Rajab Abإ« Rizq; his wives & daughters (Bahؤ«ra “the cheerful,” Zuhayra “the romantic,” Shahؤ«ra “the depressed,” Fahؤ«ma “the sharp,” Fؤپ’iqa “the mischievous”); Zanؤپtؤ«; Marzإ«q (Rajab’s assistant); a car-dealer; Sheikh ‘Uthmؤپn; Sheikh Nahrإ« the reciter; a TV presenter; Abإ« Fatل¸¥ؤ« & his family; workers at Rajab’s restaurant; Officer Hishؤپm; Rifqؤ«’s office staff; three middle-school students; silent extras; a cameraman; a lawyer; a buyer; café patrons; hospital-cafeteria customers; street-food customers; people at the building elevator.
•  
• Locations & Sets
• Exterior:
• A high-rise in an upscale Cairo neighborhood.
• The façade of Abu al-Makarim Specialized Hospital (sign visible).
• Interior (Ground Floor & Apartments):
• Building entrance lobby with two elevators: one labeled “Hospital Elevator,” the other “Residents’ Elevator.”
• To their side: the Doorman’s room and the Registrar’s office (sign reads “Shaykh Maل¸¥rإ«s ‘Abd al-Mu‘tج£ل¹­al – Registrar, Sharia & Law LLB”). A large sofa for the doorman.
• Eighth-floor corridor:
• Khayriyya’s door (“Eng. Hassam Abإ« al-Makarim”).
• Across: Father ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥’s door (“Fr. ‘Abd al-Masؤ«ل¸¥ Iskandar”).
• Engineer ‘Abd al-Rasool’s door.
• Ninth-floor corridor:
• Dr. Sؤپmؤ« Fahؤ«m’s door.
• Rafi‘’s apartment (no sign).
• Ma‘llem Rajab’s door.
• Tenth-floor corridor:
• ل¸¤إ«rؤ«ya Maل¸¥jإ«b’s door.
• Dr. Fawziyya ل¸¤assan’s door.
• Dr. Shirؤ«n ‘Azr’s door.
• Dr. Lamؤ«s Hؤپris’s door.
• Key Sets:
• Khayriyya’s luxurious living room (family photos of young Hassam & Muna Abإ« al-Makarim with baby Khayriyya; wedding; Khayriyya’s graduation & master’s defense).
• Hassam’s bedroom in Khayriyya’s apartment.
• Maل¸¥rإ«s’s office: Registrar’s sign, a ‘إ«d (lute) on a chair.
• Khamis’s neat quarters: plants, bed, sofa, TV, kitchenette, desk with laptop, wardrobe, mysterious head sculpture.
• Maل¸¥rإ«s’s apartment living room: sofa, large portrait, drums & ‘إ«d, shelves of leather-bound literature & heritage works.
• Rajab’s living room.
• Hospital director’s office (Shirؤ«n ‘Azr).
• ICU hallway & ICU room.
• Various hospital wards and common areas.
• END
•  
•  
•  Dramatic Treatments for Heritage Drama Ready for Immediate Production
•  
• I. Heritage Feature Film
• “The Thief of Baghdad”
• It is commonly believed that Robin Hood was a historical figure. In fact, he is a legendary character inspired by an Arabic-Jewish hero—Abbؤپs ibn al-Khayyؤپل¹­ah—who lived in Baghdad under Caliph al-Nؤپل¹£ir al-Abbؤپsؤ«. He led a guild of youthful vigilantes (“Ahl al-Futuwwa”), then joined ل¹¢alؤپل¸¥ ad-Dؤ«n al-Ayyإ«bؤ« in fighting the Crusaders against Richard the Lionheart. His fame spread via Richard’s soldiers and became the basis for the Robin Hood legend. The screenplay also references the persecution of Iraqi Jews from Caliph al-Muت؟taل¸³il (3rd AH/9th CE) through al-Nؤپل¹£ir’s reign (6th AH/12th CE).
• Main Characters
• Caliph al-Nؤپل¹£ir li-Dؤ«n Allؤپh
• The Narrator
• Abbؤپs ibn al-Khayyؤپل¹­ah
• Hؤپrإ«n ibn Simmت؟إ«n
• al-Muت؟taل¸³il ت؟alؤپ Allؤپh
• Ibn Binyؤپmؤ«n
• Suhayla
• Vizier Ibn al-Zayyؤپt
• Sallؤپm
• Kaت؟b
• Muل¸¥tasib Abإ« Manل¹£إ«r al-Siyؤپrؤ«(the market inspector)
• Khؤپtإ«n(the Caliph’s confidante)
• ت؟Abd al-ل¹¢amad al-ل¸¤anbalؤ«
• al-Jؤپlإ«t(Goliath)
• Ibn al-Harsh al-ل¸¤anbalؤ«
• Ibn Faل¸چl al-ل¸¤anbalؤ«
• Maت؟rإ«f
• Prince Tuؤ،rul
• Ibn al-Athؤ«r
• Anؤپhid
• Ibn Hؤپrإ«n al-ل¹¢ayrafؤ«
• Ibn Saت؟dإ«n’s Maid
• Ibn Saت؟dإ«n
• The Three Notables (al-Naqaba’):Ibn Rؤپfiت؟, al-Ashل¹­ar, and Muntaل¹£ir
• Ibn ت؟Abdإ«n
• Ibn Hؤپrإ«n al-ل¹¢ayrafؤ«(repeated)
• Mother of Ibn Hؤپrإ«n
• Chief of Police
• The Prince
• Ibn al-Jassؤپs al-Jawharؤ«
• Prince Ibn al-Rukhjؤ«
• The Wؤپli (governor)
• Emir of Basra, Muل¸¥ammad ibn Ismؤپت؟ؤ«l
• Caliph al-Nؤپل¹£ir and his son
• Secondary & Extras
• Mixed crowds of men and women
• The town crier
• Young men in ل¸¤anbalؤ« garb
• The Caliph’s envoy and troops
• Ten youths in futuwwa uniform
• Prisoners in chains
• Tavern staff, drunken revelers
• Elite merchants & money-changers
• Jailer, servant in al-Jassؤپs’s house
• Prince’s chamberlain
• Exterior Locations
• Medieval-style street scenes in Baghdad: years 234, 235, 429, 437 (with a burning church), 448 (market), 450, 478, Eid al-Aل¸چل¸¥ؤپ 573, 578
• Karkh district (Shiite quarter) and Jewish quarter, year 422
• In front of Ibn al-Jassؤپs’s house
• Desert military camp
• Interior Locations
• Khan (Inn) & Great Hall:decorated to show a Jewish patron
• Ibn Khalaf’s reception chamber
• Grand Baghdad hall, year 515
• Ibn al-Harsh al-ل¸¤anbalؤ«’s council room
• ل¸¤anbalؤ« mosque; Caliph’s mosque
• Humble room; Caliph al-Nؤپل¹£ir’s council chamber
• Basra mosque, year 578
• Ibn Saت؟dإ«n al-ل¹¢ayrafؤ«’s house; futuwwa hideout cave
• Tavern; spacious bedroom with large wardrobe
• Medieval prison cell
• Emir’s palace chamber: lavishly furnished
• Ibn al-Jassؤپs’s reception hall & courtyard
• Emir’s tent complex in the desert (three separate tents)
• Emir of Basra’s council room; opulent foyer
•  
• II. Selected Episodes from the “Majؤپlis of Ibn Iyؤپs”
• 1. “Al-Uqل¹£ and the Women”
• Main Characters:
• al-Uqل¹£ and his mother
• Five elderly women
• A deformed child (young al-Uqل¹£)
• The Abbasid governor of Mecca
• ل¸¤umayd (client of Banu Makhzإ«m) and his daughter Hind
• Court officials (scribe, soldiers, chamberlain, witnesses, litigants)
• A Berber girl
• The Caliph Abإ« Jaت؟far al-Manل¹£إ«r
• A bedouin, children
• Extras:
• Male and female crowds; a man with his slave girl
• Interior Sets:
• Simple wide hall; large reception room
• Modest bedroom; the Abbasid governor’s council
• Mosque interior; ل¸¤umayd’s house; al-Uqل¹£’s living room
• Mecca’s judicial hall; al-Uqل¹£’s dining chamber
•  
• 2. “The Tragedy of Bilؤپl al-Ashت؟arؤ«”
• Historical Dramatic Characters (in order of appearance):
• Bilؤپl ibn Abؤ« Burdah
• Caliph ت؟Umar ibn ت؟Abd al-ت؟Azؤ«z
• Bilؤپl’s wife Umm ت؟Umar
• ت؟Alؤپ’ ibn al-Mughirah
• Caliph Hishؤپm ibn ت؟Abd al-Malik
• Khؤپlid al-Qaysarؤ«
• ت؟Abd al-Aت؟lؤپ’ ibn ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn ت؟ؤ€mir
• ت؟Umar ibn Yazؤ«d al-Tamؤ«mؤ«
• Ibrؤپhؤ«m ibn ت؟Umar ibn ت؟Abd al-ت؟Azؤ«z
• Mؤپlik ibn al-Manل¸ڈir
• The Khurasؤپnian slave-girl
• ل¸¤amdؤپn al-Jazzؤپr; Khؤپlid ibn ل¹¢ufwؤپn; Asim the Jailer; ل¸¤assؤپn al-Nabaل¹­ؤ«; Riyyؤپل¸¥ the servant; Yإ«suf ibn ت؟Umar al-ل¹¬aqafؤ«
• Caliph’s messenger; chamberlain; senior commanders; followers of Khؤپlid
• Silent extras: jailers, soldiers, citizens
• Interior Sets:
• Spartan poor dwelling; multiple scene variations
• Damascus caliphal court (caliph ت؟Umar’s simple council; Hishؤپm’s luxurious council)
• Kufa governorship council
• Khؤپlid al-Qaysarؤ«’s grand council (rival to Hishؤپm’s)
• Yإ«suf ibn ت؟Umar al-ل¹¬aqafؤ«’s martial council (same grandeur, with weapons display)
• Basra governorship: Bilؤپl’s council (less opulent)
• Luxurious rooms with various scenes; prison cell; mosque interior; expansive foyer; palace kitchen; new-house interior
• Exterior Locations:
• In front of the prison; Umm ت؟Umar’s home; Bilؤپl’s desert grave
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• 3. Three Tales from the Era of Caliph al-Mu‘tadid bi-Allؤپh
• Story 1
• Characters:
• Caliph al-Mu‘tadid bi-Allؤپh
• The treasury official; the army-paymaster; chief of guards Muت¾nis al-ت؟Ajlؤ«; a thief; Abإ« al-Bؤپz al-ت؟Aqؤپb; etc.
• Silent extras: three guards; court servants; five repentant elders; a band of thieves & maidens
• Story 2
• Characters:
• Ibn al-Zؤپmil the merchant; his servant Haitham; Commander Ibn Waل¹£ل¹£ؤپf (Turkish officer) and his palace guard
• Ibn al-ل¹¬aل¸¥ل¸¥ؤپn the miller; Vizier ت؟Abd Allؤپh ibn Sulaymؤپn; merchant Rashؤ«d; weaver Khؤپت¾iq; etc.
• Silent extras: porters; soldiers; women; civilians; police
• Story 3
• Characters:
• Ibn al-Mughؤپzilؤ« and his friend; the Caliph’s servant
• Silent extras: audience; palace servants; a servant who administers a slap
• Sets (all three stories):
• Caliphal council of al-Mu‘tadid (sumptuous hall with closed doors)
• Multi-use opulent chamber; squalid room; coffeehouse inn; shop/inn; vizier’s council; two mosque interiors; average room; palace corridor
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• 4. “Ishؤپq al-Mawل¹£ilؤ« and His Slave-Girl”
• Main Characters:
• Ishؤپq ibn Ibrؤپhؤ«m al-Mawل¹£ilؤ«; Vizier Yaل¸¥yؤپ ibn Khؤپlid al-Baramkؤ«; Ishؤپq’s favorite slave-girl ل¸¤asanؤپ; Ibn Qaل¸¥ل¹­abah; ت؟Uthmؤپn al-Nakhkhؤپs; the knight’s messenger; Yaل¸¥yؤپ’s chamberlain
• Silent extras: female slave-girls
• Interior Sets:
• Ishؤپq’s private chamber; ت؟Uthmؤپn’s room; the Baramkؤ« vizierate hall
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• 5. “The Weaver-Healer Charlatan”
• Tale 1: The Weaver
• Main Characters:
• The weaver; his wife; Sultan al-ت؟ؤ€dil al-Ayyإ«bؤ«; the Sultan’s physician; the Bilbaysؤ« doctor; four patients; a maid; a sick lady; the maristؤپn (hospital) director; three patients
• Silent groups: patients in the charlatan’s clinic; doctors & dignitaries; maristؤپn patients
• Sets:
• Doctor’s consulting room; poor household room; elegant chamber; the Sultan’s court; spacious maristؤپn corridor & great hall
• Exterior:
• Bilbays street in the Abbasid period; in front of the maristؤپn
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• 6. “Children of the Fathers”
• Main Characters:
• Imam Muل¸¥ammad ibn ل¸¤asan al-Yamanؤ«; ت؟Alؤپn ibn al-Mughؤ«rah; Ibn Lإ«qؤپ al-Qibل¹­ؤ«; al-ل¸¤asan ibn Mukhallad (or ibn al-Nuت؟mؤپn); the Fustؤپل¹­ police chief; the Turkish mountebank who later ruled Egypt
• Ibn al-Zؤپmil; another notable; Sulaymؤپn (Ibn Lإ«qؤپ’s servant); the imam’s wife; al-ل¸¤asan’s scribe in Baghdad
• Extras:
• Crowds in the mosque and al-ل¸¤asan’s council
• Sets:
• Fustؤپل¹­ mosque annex: Ibn Lإ«qؤپ’s chamber; the imam’s room; al-ل¸¤asan’s council & private chamber
• Exterior: third-century Fustؤپل¹­ street; under a tree in a field
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• 7. “The Judge Shuت؟ayb’s Wedding”
• Main Characters:
• Judge Shuت؟ayb
• Kufa scholars: ت؟Alqamah, al-Sؤپ’ib, al-Aswad, al-Musayyib, Mإ«sؤپ ibn ت؟Arfah, al-Shaت؟bؤ«
• Judge Shuت؟ayb’s daughter Zaynab (the bride) and her wedding party (aunt, mother, uncle)
• Supporting Roles:
• Shuت؟ayb’s children and nephew; courtroom staff (soldiers, scribe, usher); litigants (notably ت؟Uday ibn Artah plus a litigant couple and a Bedouin)
• Extras: children, women, men
• Sets:
• Judge’s house/council; Abإ« al-Maل¸¥ؤپsؤ«n’s hall; the mosque; the courtroom; various homes
• Exterior: a single Kufa street scene
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• 8. “The Land’s Secret”
• Main Characters:
• The Khurasؤپnian; the Baghdadi friend; the bed-maker; his wife; ت؟Azd al-Dawlah; the physician
• Silent Extras:
• Groups of doctors
• Sets:
• Mosque interior; ت؟Azd al-Dawlah’s council; the bed-maker’s room
• Exterior:
• Desert beside a carob tree
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• Series: Al-Ghafeer Tombs
  Dramatic Treatment
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• Main Characters
• 1. The Muل¹­ؤپwa‘ Family
• Muل¹­ؤپwa‘
• Maل¸¥jإ«b
• Almؤپل؛“
• Smإ«kn
• 2. The Sha‘lؤپn Group
• Sha‘lؤپn
• Muل¸¥sin
• Zaynؤپt
• 3. The al-Bailؤ« Clan and Their Associates
• Shawkat al-Bailؤ«
• Nawal ل¸¤ؤپnim al-Bailؤ«
• Dr. Muhri al-Bailؤ«
• Dr. ل¹¢ؤپmiل¸¥ Shawkat
• Nؤپhؤ« al-Bailؤ«
• The actress Maل¸¥bإ«ba
• Jihؤپn
• Nahؤ« Barakؤپt
• Salmؤپn Bey
• Dr. Farؤ«d Thؤپbit Wؤپل¹£il
• Ayman Farؤ«d Thؤپbit Wؤپل¹£il
• 4. The Raslؤپn Group
• Raslؤپn
• ‘Asrؤپn
• 5. The al-ل¸¤uwaynؤ« Family
• Maل¸¥mإ«d al-ل¸¤uwaynؤ«
• Fawqiyya al-ل¸¤uwaynؤ«
• 6. Other Characters
• ل¸¤amdؤ« al-ل¹¢ؤپdiq, Deputy Public Prosecutor
• ل¹¢ؤپmiل¸¥ Fawzؤ«, Police Officer
• Dr. ‘Uthmؤپn Bayإ«mؤ«, Associate Dean
• Mun‘im Bey, Company Chairman
• The White-Clad Old Woman
• A Young Man, Azؤپz
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• Series Treatment: “Al-Jazؤپت¼” (Retribution) — All Episodes Ready
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• 1. At ل¸¤ajj Saت¾ؤ«f’s House
• ل¸¤ajj Saت¾ؤ«f
• His character arc: through illness and anxiety over his family he feels deep remorse. He evolves from greed to a genuine wish to atone and repair the damage he’s done to his loved ones.
• Anؤ«sa(ل¸¤ajj Saت¾ؤ«f’s wife)
• Kind-hearted, naive, affectionate.
• Sanؤپت¼(their daughter)
• Originally spoiled, shallow, and naïve—by Season 2 her life is upended and her personality matures in response to surrounding events.
• Laل¹­ؤپfؤپt the Maid
• Betrothed to ت؟Arafa (the factory foreman), secretly spying for her fiancé who is allied with ل¸¤amإ«da against ل¸¤ajj Saت¾ؤ«f.
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• 2. In ل¸¤ajj Saت¾ؤ«f’s Factory
• ل¸¤amإ«da “al-Baghl” (The Mule)
• Former protégé and partner in a plot against Mahmoud al-Tahhؤپmؤ« (Saت¾ؤ«f’s brother). Now he views himself as entitled to the factory and conspires to supplant Saت¾ؤ«f.
• ت؟Arafa
• Head foreman; co-conspirator with ل¸¤amإ«da; noted for his wit.
• Qurnؤ«
• Takes over as head foreman after ت؟Arafa, then joins the conspiracy.
• Salؤپma
• Succeeds Qurnؤ« as head foreman.
• Hassan Zakari (the Actor)
• A con man impersonating Shukrؤ« al-Tahhؤپmؤ«.
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• 3. The Shukrؤ« al-Tahhؤپmؤ« & Fؤ«fؤ« Factions
• Shukrؤ« al-Tahhؤپmؤ«
• Nephew of ل¸¤ajj Saت¾ؤ«f; balanced temperament; Nubian features; facial scars from a tragic childhood.
• ل¸¤ajja Farل¸¥a(his mother)
• Ghunaym(his cousin & right-hand man)
• Samؤ«ل¸¥a the Maid
• Kindhearted household help.
• Muت؟allim ل¸¤assإ«na
• Hardened upholsterer who taught Shukrؤ« his trade.
• Fؤ«fؤ«
• Sanaa’s friend: clever, malevolent, insecure, suspicious, aggressive, greedy, resentful; a product of hardship who intermittently strives for goodness but is overwhelmed by darker impulses.
• Midhat
• Handsome but poor, indecisive, weak-willed.
• Fؤ«fؤ«’s Family:
• Her father, his second wife and their children; her mother, her stepfather and their children; her mentally impaired aunt.
• Midhat’s Family:
• Father (a poor clerk), frail mother, and six siblings.
• Tawfؤ«q
• Friend of Midhat and Fؤ«fؤ«; malicious.
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• 4. Village and Supporting Characters
• Relatives of ل¸¤ajj Saت¾ؤ«f & Villagers:
• The Mayor
• The Neighborhood Watch Chief
• ل¸¤ajja Hanإ«ma
• Family of Muل¸¥ammad Mutawallؤ« (wife & children)
• Other Roles:
• ل¹¬ayyib (orderly), nurses, patients, police officer, military police, three soldiers
• Muت؟allim Daل¸¥rإ«j, Muت؟allim Rizq (teachers)
• Factory guards, company executives, ل¸¤amإ«da’s extended family
• Crowds & Extras:
• Workers in Saت¾ؤ«f’s and Shukrؤ«’s factories
• Village farmers
• Wedding guests at Shukrؤ«’s marriage
• Casino patrons
• Firefighters
• People around the building’s elevator
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• 5. Locations & Sets
• Exterior
• ل¸¤ajj Saت¾ؤ«f’s factory (wide shot)
• Shukrؤ« al-Tahhؤپmؤ«’s factory (wide shot)
• Apartment-building entrance
• A rural dirt road
• Village streets
• In front of a country house
• Interior
• ل¸¤ajj Saت¾ؤ«f’s Apartment:
• Living room; master bedroom; Sanؤپت¼’s bedroom; kitchen; private office
• Saت¾ؤ«f’s Factory Offices:
• Management office; secretary’s office
• Rural House:
• A dirty, rustic room; a more lavish rural parlor
• Shukrؤ«’s Factory:
• Management office
• ل¸¤ajja Farل¸¥a’s House:
• Spacious family room
• Shukrؤ«’s Apartment:
• Living room; bedroom
• Fؤ«fؤ«’s Son’s Apartment:
• Living room
• Fؤ«fؤ«’s Mother’s Apartment:
• Living room
• Daل¸¥rإ«j’s Factory:
• Management office
• ل¸¤amإ«da’s Apartment:
• Living room; bedroom
• Hospital:
• Patient ward
• Upholstery Workshop (the “dukkan monjid”)
• Police Station:
• Officer’s office
• Police jail
• Series: “Al-ل¸¤ؤپffa” (The Edge) – Dramatic Treatment
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• Key Characters
• 1. The Al-‘Awؤپmida Family (Descendants of Manل¹£إ«r Muل¸¥ammad ت؟Alؤ« al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«)
• ت؟Alؤ« Bey ت؟Awwf Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• Haniyya ت؟Awwf Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• Married to al-‘Uqؤ«l Jum‘a and mother of Du‘ؤپ’ al-‘Uqؤ«l
• Munؤ«r ت؟Alؤ« ت؟Awwf al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• Physician and engineer
• ل¸¤ajj Rizq Maل¸¥mإ«d Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«and his five daughters:
• Sakؤ«na: the eldest, married to her cousin Fawwؤپz Rؤپbiل¸¥
• Hindiyya: engaged to her cousin Ibrؤپhؤ«m Rؤپbiل¸¥
• Lubnؤ«: engaged to her cousin Shukrؤ« Rؤپbiل¸¥
• In‘ؤپm: engaged to her cousin Shalabؤ« Rؤپbiل¸¥
• Najlؤپ’: engaged to her cousin Rabؤ«‘ Rؤپbiل¸¥
• ل¸¤ajj Rؤپbiل¸¥ Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«and his sons:
• Ibrؤپhؤ«m, Shukrؤ«, Shalabؤ«, Fawwؤپz, Rabؤ«‘
• Kؤپmil Maل¸¥mإ«d Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• Moved to Cairo as a doorman; his daughters:
• Farل¸¥a: engaged to her cousin ل¹¬aha ل¸¤asan ت؟Abbؤپs al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• Umayma: engaged to her cousin Rashؤپd ل¸¤asan ت؟Abbؤپs al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• Tawل¸¥ؤ«da: engaged to her cousin ل¸¤ilmؤ« ل¸¤asan ت؟Abbؤپs al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• ل¸¤usna ت؟Abbؤپs Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«and her daughter Yؤپsmؤ«n, and Yؤپsmؤ«n’s mother (Umm Yؤپsmؤ«n)
• Zإ«ba Sa‘ؤ«d ت؟Abbؤپs Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«: engaged to her cousin Maل¸¥rإ«s
• As‘ad Sa‘ؤ«d ت؟Abbؤپs Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«: engaged to his cousin Tihؤپnؤ«
• Hanؤپ’ Sa‘ؤ«d ت؟Abbؤپs Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«: engaged to her cousin Maل¸¥mإ«d
• Maل¸¥rإ«s ت؟Uthmؤپn Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• Tihؤپnؤ« ت؟Uthmؤپn ت؟Abbؤپs Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• Maل¸¥mإ«d ت؟Uthmؤپn Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«
• ل¹¬aha ل¸¤asan ت؟Abbؤپs ل¸¤asan Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«: engaged to his cousin Farل¸¥
• Rashؤپd ل¸¤asan ت؟Abbؤپs Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«: engaged to his cousin Umayma
• ل¸¤ilmؤ« ل¸¤asan ت؟Abbؤپs Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«: engaged to his cousin Tawل¸¥ؤ«da
• 2. The al-‘Uqayl Family
• Jum‘a Muل¸¥ammad al-‘Uqayl– The Mayor (al-‘Umda)
• Du‘ؤپ’ Jum‘a al-‘Uqayl
• Fatل¸¥ؤ« Jum‘a
• Ramaل¸چؤپn the Thug, son of ت؟Awؤپd al-‘Uqayl
• Wahؤ«b the Coffee-Seller, son of Khamؤ«s al-‘Uqayl
• Mutawallؤ« Zallؤپt, son of Sayyid al-‘Uqayl
• Imؤپm al-‘Aqr, son of ت؟Arafa al-‘Uqayl
• Tawfؤ«q Karsha, son of Manل¹£إ«r al-‘Uqayl
• 3. The Saalim Bakhؤ«t Family
• Sؤپlim Bakhؤ«t– Parliamentary Representative for Workers & Peasants
• Mamduل¸¥ Sؤپlim Bakhؤ«t
• Umm Mamduل¸¥ Sؤپlim(his wife)
• Mؤ«rfat Sؤپlim Bakhؤ«t
• Umm Fatل¸¥ؤ«(Sؤپlim’s sister)
• 4. The al-Alfؤ« Bey Family and Affiliates
• al-Alfؤ« Bey
• Rajؤپ’ al-Alfؤ«and her mother
• Hishؤپm– fiancé, later husband, of Rajؤپ’
• Hishؤپm’s parents
• 5. Other Notable Characters
• Criminal Investigation Officer
• The Charlatan
• al-Murshidؤ« Bey
• Dr. ت؟Abd al-Salؤپm al-Nisr – Parliamentary Rep. for Special Groups
• ل¸¤ajj Maل¸¥mإ«d Abإ« Zankal
• Elder of the Abإ« Shallؤپl Family
• Elder of the Abإ« ل¹¢aqr Family
• Ra’fat Bey
• A Physician
• A Village Shaykh
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• Note on Roles
• The core heroic roles number fewer than ten principal characters.
• All others serve in supporting, secondary, or extra roles.
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• Key Dates in the Story
• ت؟Alؤ« al-‘Awؤپmidؤ«: born 1939; married 1 March 1964; died 1989.
• Munؤ«r: born 27 May 1965; completed primary school 1977; high school diploma 1983; master’s degree 1989; returned to Egypt 1996.
• Haniyya & Jum‘a al-‘Uqayl: married 8 August 1960.
• Iل¸¥sؤپn Hؤپnim(Munؤ«r’s mother): died 25 February 1980
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• 1 – “Al-Zughta” (The Hiccup)
  Character List
• Main:
• Al-Hajj Behnes
• Mohsen Behnes
• Amal
• Dr. Abdel-Hamid Qura
• Mabrouk the Lawyer
• Supporting:
• The Judge
• The Doctor
• A Psychiatrist
• Silent Extras
• A Tailor
• A Thug
• A Dog Handler
• A TV Presenter
• A Large Dog
• Crowds (in the courthouse; at the engagement party; at the wedding; street boys…)
• Interior Locations
• Al-Hajj Behnes’s Apartment
• Bedroom
• Bride & Groom’s Bedroom
• Living Room
• Kitchen
• Amal’s Mother’s Apartment
• Living Room
• Kitchen
• The Old House
• Living Room
• The Courthouse
• Construction Company Office
• Law Firm Office
• Furniture Showroom
• Fabric & Tailoring Shop
• General Practitioner’s Clinic
• Psychiatrist’s Clinic
• Examination Room
• Reception Room
• Dr. Qura’s Clinic
• Examination Room
• Reception Room
• Exterior Locations
• Wide shot of a street in a working-class neighborhood
• A side street
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• 2 – “I Have Hope”
  Character List
• Main:
• Dr. Roshwan
• Ra’fat Bey
• Shawqi
• Salim
• Tawfiq
• Roshwan’s Secretary
• Roshwan’s Wife
• A Hospital Doctor
• An Imam
• Three Radical Bearded Youths
• Three Non-Radical Bearded Youths
• Extras & Groups (Speaking & Silent):
• A Bank Manager
• A Customer
• A Traffic Police Officer
• A Street-cart Vendor
• Two Young Men
• A Group of Youths in an Advertising Agency
• A Wife and Three Children (teens to age six)
• Bearded and Non-bearded Workers on Reclaimed Land
• Riot Police
• Interior Locations
• Dr. Roshwan’s Company:
• Secretary’s Office
• Owner’s Office
• Hospital:
• Outside the ICU
• ICU Room
• Dr. Roshwan’s Apartment:
• Living Room
• Bedroom
• In front of the apartment door
• Ra’fat Bey’s Apartment:
• Living Room
• Salim’s Courtyard Home in Al-Qarafa:
• Inside the courtyard
• Dr. Roshwan’s Courtyard Home in Al-Qarafa:
• Courtyard
• Attached bedroom
• Inside a Mosque
• A Law Office
• Exterior Locations
• Advertising Agency Facade
• Al-Qarafa District (including Turbat al-Ghafir)
• Main Street in Al-Qarafa (in front of Dr. Roshwan’s courtyard)
• A side street among graves
• Major and minor public streets
• A field on reclaimed land
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• 3 – “The Scarf”
  Character List
• Main:
• Salem
• Ezzat
• Sa‘diya
• Ezzat’s Father
• Suheir
• The Mayor
• Village Chief
• Neighborhood Watch Sheikh
• Al-Hajj Abdel-Wahab
• Officer Hossam
• Sheikh Shahir
• The Child Mahmoud
• Groups:
• Young Men
• A Group of Children
• Interior Locations
• In front of the door to Salem’s room
• Inside Salem’s room
• Another room in Sa‘diya’s house
• A room in Ezzat’s house
• An elegant parlor in Salem’s house
• An elegant bedroom in Salem’s house
• The shared bedroom of Salem & Sa‘diya
• A spacious hall in Ezzat’s house
• A rural mosque interior
• The Mayor’s roundabout
• The Investigator’s Office
• A shrine
• A university building
• Inside a car
• Exterior Locations
• In front of the Mayor’s roundabout
• In front of the university
• In front of the shrine
• A dark side street
• A paved road
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• 4 – “Strangers”
  Character List
• The Father, Mohammed
• The Mother
• The Grandmother
• Hussein
• Samia
• Makram
• Zinehim
• Mohsen
• Interior Locations
• A spacious apartment with four rooms and a living room
• The living room in Al-Hajj Mohammed’s house
• The grandmother’s room
• The children’s room
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• 5 – “Dying”
  Character List
• Sarour Bey (a dying tycoon)
• Raouf (his son)
• Huda (his daughter)
• Mahasin Hanem (his wife)
• Dr. Ali (his illegitimate son)
• Sharifa Hanem (Dr. Ali’s mother)
• Hania (Sarour Bey’s servant)
• A nurse at Dr. Ali’s hospital
• Four orderlies
• A group of men & women dancing in a casino
• Interior Locations
• The living room of Sarour Bey’s villa
• Sarour Bey’s bedroom
• Sarour Bey’s office
• Sharifa Hanem’s bedroom
• A room in Dr. Ali’s hospital
• Hania’s quarters
• The casino
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• 6 – “The Benefactor”
  Character List
• Dr. Hawas
• Fathy
• Ra’ifa
• Interior Locations
• A modest room (where Fathy and Ra’ifa live)
• Dr. Hawas’s upscale apartment:
• Luxurious living room
• Three bedrooms
• Office room
• Inside a car
• Exterior Locations
• The highway
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•   Some Dramatic Treatments for Contemporary Films Ready for Immediate Production:
• (Infiltration): A Screenplay Without Dialogue
• Main Characters:
• Saeed, the Informer
• Officer Saleem
• An Egyptian youth, victim of torture
• Sheikh Al-Shabrawi
• Mona, the Niqabi woman
• Sheikh Makram
• Minor Roles and Extras:
• Eight soldiers
• Four defendants
• Waiters at Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
• Restaurant owner
• Two cooks at Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
• Four prostitutes
• Leader of the prostitution ring
• Microbus driver #1
• Group of passengers
• Microbus driver #2
• The informer's wife
• Three young men in Gulf attire
• Electronic company manager
• A man in traditional rural attire
• Group of niqabi women
• Owner of the Modern Chemical Factory
• Khalid, his wife, and his mother
• Groups of bearded men and niqabi women praying
• A doctor and two nurses
• Coffee shop owner
• Group of bearded prisoners
• Group of prison guards
• Prison warden
• US Consulate employee
• US airport employee
• Group of bearded Americans of Arab, Asian, and African descent
• Exterior Shooting Locations:
• General view of Cairo city
• Police station building
• Public road at night
• Agricultural road
• Store entrance
• Desert area
• Prison yard
• Interior Shooting Locations:
• Head of Investigations' office
• Cell No. 1
• Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
• Prostitution apartment
• The informer's car
• The informer's apartment
• Al-Mansouriya Company building
• Household goods store
• Rashid Pasha's office
• Deportation vehicle
• The Modern Chemical Factory
• Khalid and Mona's apartment
• Mosque
• Hospital room
• Traditional coffee shop
• Prison warden's office
• US Consulate office
• Inside an airplane
• US airport
• Sheikh Al-Shabrawi's palace
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• (Sheikh Shamhoursh)
• Main Characters:Colonel Mahmoud Baraka Talha Al-Talhawi Sheikh Masoud Mirvat Mirvat's father Officer Delesps Idris, 60 years old The Doctor The Nurse Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa Umm Sanaa's husband Groups of passersby: men, women, and children Refaat Salem, Talha's secretary The two farmers, Ma'rouf and Mahmoud Mahasen Abbas Darwish, the cart driver Four young men from the village gang Five individuals in Azharite attire: Ramadan, the mayor's son, and the teachers: Ihab, Farahat, Raafat, and Atman The coffee shop worker The Mayor, a man in his sixties Darwish, the attendant Talha's car driver Fares, the leader of the terrorists A young bride in a wedding dress A young groom
• Crowds and Extras:Crowds of men, women, and children Mohsen, the police officer Crowds of men praying Ten masked soldiers Wedding guests (men and women) Central security guards Patients in the hospital The doorman Four men (farmers, among them) A group of middle-aged women A group of male farmers Crowds of female farmers Audience of farmers: men, women, and children
• Exterior Scenes:A street in Cairo Outside a mosque In front of the (National Security) building The market In front of Talha and Mirvat's building A vast blue space A grave among tombs An asphalt road A street in Al-Labaida village In front of Sheikh Shamhoursh's shrine
• Interior Scenes:Colonel Baraka's office Mosque Modest living room in Mirvat's father's apartment Cell Room in Sheikh Masoud's apartment Women's ward in the hospital Wedding hall Men's ward in the hospital Doctor's office in a government hospital Living room in Talha and Mirvat's apartment Mirvat's bedroom in the apartment Hallway between Talha's apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa's apartment on the same floor Sheikh Talha's secretary's office: a government office room with one open door and one closed door. Sheikh Talha Al-Talhawi's luxurious office Refaat's office Umm Sanaa and her husband's modest bedroom Living room in the Mayor's residence Rural coffee shop on a dirt road Living room in Talha's new apartment in Al-Labaida village Sheikh of the Institute's office Closed cell Rural bedroom Rural living room in the groom's house
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• (Pre-trial Detention)
• Main Characters:Hamdy Zaher Rushdy Pasha Rifky Pasha The Five Prisoners (Farghaly, Zaki, Refaat, Shaker, Fayez) Officer Murad
• Sub-Characters:Officer Marwan Sheikh Marzouk Mimi Hamdy's father Shawkat Pasha Hamdy's mother Coffee shop waiter Two people in the coffee shop Female doctor Non-speaking extras Dentist Eight people in a coffee shop
• Soldiers:10: Subordinates of Murad, including 2 guarding Hamdy to prison 10: Inside the prison, under Rushdy Pasha. All ten are involved in attempting to assault Hamdy, and in saluting him as he moves around the prison. Among them are (1) torturing Hamdy, (2) transferring Hamdy to the hospital, and (5) guarding the five prisoners.
• Exterior Scenes:In front of Brigadier Rushdy's villa In front of Rifky Pasha's villa The highway In front of the Leaders' Preparation Institute In front of a rural house Street In front of a village in the middle of the desert
• Interior Scenes:In prison (solitary cell, prisoners' ward (Ward 3), in front of a solitary cell, a solitary cell, a room inside the prison) Popular coffee shop Room in a hospital Dentist's office Offices (School principal, Major Marwan, Brigadier Rushdy in prison, and in his villa, Shawkat Pasha, Hamdy at the Leaders' Preparation Institute) Living room (In Hamdy's house, Rushdy's villa, Rifky's villa, Marwan's house, and a rural house.) Bedrooms (Rushdy's bedroom, Rifky's bedroom, Hamdy's bedroom) Inside a car
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• (Mordechai El-Bastawisi)
• Main Characters:
• Mordechai (as a child), then (as a young man), then (as an old man)
• Dr. Haroun Zakher: Mordechai's father
• Zanati (a date seller, then mayor), then (a mystic/madman)
• Sheikh Al-Sha'bani (Sheikh Al-Maimouni / Ghannas)
• Supporting Characters:
• Sakinah, Zanati's wife
• Sharbat, the second wife
• Officer Raafat (then Provincial Secretary)
• (Gheitany) Sheikh of the Guard, then Mayor
• Mordechai's four assistants (Sayed Tantawi / Gad Al-Haq / Farhoud / Ali Gomaa)
• Basiony
• Tamraz, Dr. Haroun's friend
• A charlatan sheikh
• Omar Hashem
• Village elders (The Seven): Mahmoud, Abdel Salam, Abdel Wahab, Abdel Halim, Abdel Basir, Gamal, Al-Husseini.
• Mutawa'
• Hajj Farahat
• A girl washing dishes
• Speaking Extras:
• The farmer who owns the cow
• A poor patient
• Four men
• A soldier
• House owner in Abu Rawash
• A wife
• Samira, Hajj Farahat's daughter
• Non-Speaking Extras:The charlatan sheikh's son Sleeping young children Two soldiers with rifles A guard soldier A young man in Abu Rawash A man bringing offerings A husband bringing his wife A husband with his elderly wife A guard Two newborn children Esther Groups Patients in front of Dr. Haroun's hospital Two men with a donkey carrying a sick old woman Ten patients, five men and five women inside the hospital A group of sick people A line of prisoners exercising and talking A line of farmers and gentlemen Villagers (men, women, and children) in different situations:
• Running after Mordechai when he escaped with the cow
• In Mordechai's public shaming
• In welcoming him kindly after his release from prison
• In their dealings with Al-Sha'bani
• In building Al-Maimouni Mosque
• A group of women standing outside the mosque
• A line of women and their husbands
• In their anger at Mordechai
• In following Mordechai in his repentance
• Groups of men, women, and children at Al-Bastawisi's shrine
• Young men playing football
• Exterior Scenes:Firstly: In the Village
• General view of an Egyptian village deep in the Delta
• A village street devoid of passersby
• Village streets
• In front of the Mayor's residence
• The facade of the village mosque
• Rooftops of rural houses
• In front of the guard chief's house
• Outside the Mayor's house (the "Duwar")
• Al-Maimouni Mosque from the outside
• Secondly: In the Fields
• An agricultural field, half weeds and the rest barren land
• An ancient column in the middle of the barren land
• A rural field
• An agricultural road
• On the way to the Mayor's field
• A cowshed in the field under a tree by the canal
• On the bank of a canal
• Thirdly:
• View of a street in an Egyptian city in the late 1950s
• In front of Dr. Haroun Zakher's hospital
• In front of the prison gate
• A street in an Egyptian city
• A street in Alexandria
• General view of an Israeli city
• Interior Scenes:Firstly: In Dr. Haroun and Mordechai's House
• Bedroom (luxurious)
• Living room in Dr. Haroun's house
• Dr. Haroun's office room
• Secondly: Dr. Haroun's Hospital
• Reception area in the hospital
• Examination room in the hospital
• In front of the examination room door
• Thirdly: Rooms and Offices(Various rooms in rural houses - a room in a Sufi sheikh's house - Raafat's bedroom - an elegant bedroom - Officer Raafat's office)
• In front of the Provincial Secretary's office
• Prison: (Cell. Yard inside the prison)
• The Mayor's House:
• (The Mayor's residence - a modest bedroom - a living room - Sakinah's bedroom - Sharbat's bedroom - in front of Sakinah's bedroom - in front of Sharbat's bedroom - under a bed - in the middle of the Mayor's house)
• A cowshed in a rural house
• A courtyard in a rural house
• A spacious living room in the guard chief's house
• In a popular restaurant
• Al-Sha'bani's room in the mosque
• Inside Al-Maimouni Mosque: (The hall, the room - the vows room)
• Inside a car
• In front of an apartment door in Alexandria
• In front of Esther's apartment door
• Living room in Esther's house
• Mordechai's office
• Sheikh Al-Bastawisi's shrine
• In the airplane
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• (Sheikh Shamhoursh)
• Main Characters:Colonel Mahmoud Baraka Talha Al-Talhawi Sheikh Masoud Mirvat Mirvat's father Officer Delesps Idris, 60 years old The Doctor The Nurse Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa Umm Sanaa's husband Groups of passersby: men, women, and children Refaat Salem, Talha's secretary The two farmers, Ma'rouf and Mahmoud Mahasen Abbas Darwish, the cart driver Four young men from the village gang Five individuals in Azharite attire: Ramadan, the mayor's son, and the teachers: Ihab, Farahat, Raafat, and Atman The coffee shop worker The Mayor, a man in his sixties Darwish, the attendant Talha's car driver Fares, the leader of the terrorists A young bride in a wedding dress A young groom
• Crowds and Extras:Crowds of men, women, and children Mohsen, the police officer Crowds of men praying Ten masked soldiers Wedding guests (men and women) Central security guards Patients in the hospital The doorman Four men (farmers, among them) A group of middle-aged women A group of male farmers Crowds of female farmers Audience of farmers: men, women, and children
• Exterior Scenes:A street in Cairo Outside a mosque In front of the (National Security) building The market In front of Talha and Mirvat's building A vast blue space A grave among tombs An asphalt road A street in Al-Labaida village In front of Sheikh Shamhoursh's shrine
• Interior Scenes:Colonel Baraka's office Mosque Modest living room in Mirvat's father's apartment Cell Room in Sheikh Masoud's apartment Women's ward in the hospital Wedding hall Men's ward in the hospital Doctor's office in a government hospital Living room in Talha and Mirvat's apartment Mirvat's bedroom in the apartment Living room in the new apartment: a spacious living room with wonderful furniture Hallway between Talha's apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa's apartment on the same floor Sheikh Talha's secretary's office: a government office room with one open door and one closed door. Sheikh Talha Al-Talhawi's luxurious office Refaat's office Umm Sanaa and her husband's modest bedroom Living room in the Mayor's residence Rural coffee shop on a dirt road Living room in Talha's new apartment in Al-Labaida village Sheikh of the Institute's office Closed cell Rural bedroom Rural living room in the groom's house
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• (Siba'i and the Dance with Snakes)
• Main Characters:A blind person, Sheikh Siba'i (35 years old) Shams Bey (in his fifties) Madbouli, 35 years old Saleem, 45 years old Tahawy, 45 years old Mahmoud, 18 years old Hilaliya, 18 years old Fathiya, 35 years old Stita, 30 years old Tantawi, 60 years old Ni'mat Hanem Thuraya (40 years old) Madbouli's mother Ghanem Sa'diya Soso Saniya
• Sub-Characters:First Nurse Second Nurse The Doctor 20 people (men and women) in worn rural clothes Six men of different ages A group of women in worn rural clothes
• Exterior Scenes:A small rural cemetery among fields A dusty agricultural road full of bumps winding through fields Inside the car Exterior view of a small estate among fields The estate and the mansion The main street of the estate Rooftops of houses in the estate The street in the estate In front of Siba'i's house on the street In front of the mansion In front of Fathiya's house In front of Sa'diya's house Interior view in front of the corner window The mansion's garden The asphalt road The agricultural road Daytime exterior in the field In front of the villa In front of a tomb
• Interior Scenes:Spacious hall in the mansion Nighttime interior: Shams Bey's bedroom Tantawi's bedroom Sheikh Siba'i's bedroom Courtyard of an old rural mud mosque Living room in Madbouli's house Living room in Saleem's house Living room in Fathiya's father's house Living room in Fathiya's house The tomb Exterior window of Siba'i's house Bedroom in Fathiya's house Luxurious hall in Ghanem's apartment Luxurious bedroom Living room of the unknown woman (Fathiya) Luxurious hall in the mansion Inside the gardener's room in the mansion Siba'i's room in the hospital Ni'mat Hanem's bedroom Interior next to a window Madbouli's house Saleem's house The kitchen in the villa The roof of the villa Prosecutor's office
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• (Perhaps It Will Be Relieved)
• Characters:Leading Roles: The Young Man: Ahmed Hamdallah Mohamed (31 years old) Brigadier Shukri: A police brigadier Noha: Ahmed's fiancée and cousin. The Pasha: Ahmed Mohamed Hamdallah: A millionaire, corrupt businessman, and criminal.
• Supporting Roles:The Four Young Men The Bald Man: A retired man Major Raafat Major Mahmoud Fawzy: Distribution company manager Ezzat: Head of the Distribution Department Baleegh: Fawzy's secretary
• Minor Roles:Ahmed's father Ahmed's mother Noha's father Noha's mother House owner Soldier in the Brigadier's office Three young men and three young women in a romantic situation Air-conditioned bus driver Public transport bus driver Barber A loving wife The wife's lover A male passenger A female passenger The conductor The Pasha's secretary for citizen services Four men leaving the Pasha's office A girl in the distribution company A group of girls in the distribution company Duha Hoda Maha Suha, the retired dancer Bank manager Bank employee Housewife Senior employee
• Crowds:Central Security soldiers Two officers with the Brigadier at the demolished house Important men with the Brigadier at the demolished house Ambulance personnel Children mocking the naked young men Housewife Five young men working in distribution Five soldiers, three thugs Three soldiers, three informants Three thugs Crowds in front of the demolished house Passengers on a public transport bus Patrons in a cafe People on the streets and balconies Ten informants Crowds attending election conferences Crowds cheering in the streets in the victory procession
• Exterior Scenes:Streets: A popular street, a street in Maadi, a wide street, Cairo-Alexandria road, in front of a traffic checkpoint on a highway. Bus station
• Rooftops:On an ordinary building, in front of Ahmed and Noha's rooms On a huge building. In front of a tent in the street: Building entrance: For the distribution company, for the contracting company, for the citizen services office, an orphanage. In front of a villa Popular coffee shop
• Interior Scenes:Halls:A spacious hall in a dilapidated popular apartment, a salon in a distribution company, a salon in the Pasha's citizen services office, the secretary's hall, the Pasha's contracting company, a bank hall, a hotel hall, a hall inside the bald man's apartment, the hall in Brigadier Shukri's house, the hall inside the villa, a large meeting room. Rooms: Ahmed's bedroom on the rooftop, Noha's bedroom on the rooftop, Fawzy's bedroom, Sheikh Fawwah's bedroom, a room with electrical switches. Offices: Brigadier Shukri's office, Officer Raafat's office, Head of Distribution Patrol's office, Fawzy's office, the millionaire's office in the contracting company, the millionaire's office in the citizen services office, bank manager's office, office for accepting nomination papers for People's Assembly membership. Cell: In front of an apartment in a building Inside an airplane Inside a regular taxi, inside a Peugeot 7-seater taxi Inside a bus: inside an air-conditioned bus, inside a public transport bus Inside a police car Secret coffee shop for illicit activities (Gharza - a colloquial term for a hidden/illegal gathering place) Barber shop Inside an election tent
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• The Egyptian Mafia (The Big Boss)
• Characters:Mamdouh: The protagonist of the story Ezzouz: An old member of the gang, Mamdouh's father's colleague. Nanny Soso: Mamdouh's nanny and his father's mistress Fayez: The peanut seller, an old member of the gang, Mamdouh's father's colleague Ali Anani: A journalist, Mamdouh's maternal uncle The Big Bey (Boss) Members of the new gang crew: (The Fake Officer, Essam (Madbouli)) (Badriya): Dr. Samira
• Sub-Characters:The Nurse, The taxi driver (who also played the role of the Warden and the Marriage Official), The Mayor, A woman from the gang in the hotel, A businessman in the hotel, Ten men from the gang, An employee at the railway luggage office, A hotel receptionist, A small peasant girl pulling a cow, A waiter in a casino.
• Non-Speaking Characters:Extras A small child with her mother in the park. Visitors in a park A small girl in the park. Hotel staff and guests A barber. A line of customers in a bank. Office owner. Workers and employees. Government office manager. Travelers inside a car. Printing press worker. Farmer Patrons in a casino. A road guide. A man inside a Mercedes, only his hand is visible.
• Interior Scenes:Firstly: Rooms A room in the graveyard keeper's courtyard Inside a pit Inside a grave Living room in Mamdouh's apartment Living room in a furnished apartment Mamdouh's bedroom Nanny Soso's room Living room in a rural house. The newlyweds' bedroom in a rural house Luxurious bedroom in a hotel Clinic room Rural room.
• Secondly: Offices and MiscellaneousAn office room resembling a cell A luxurious office. One of the offices. A luxurious government office. Building stairs Clinic balcony overlooking the fields Casino Rural grain storage Garage. Barber shop. Bank hall. Inside a car. Inside the newspaper printing press. Railway luggage office. Lobby of a luxurious hotel. Corridor on the upper floor of a hotel. Inside a casino. A restroom in a park
• Exterior Scenes:Firstly: Special Areas The graveyard keeper's land Desert area Taxi stand Green field in front of the clinic building. Waterwheel in the field. Construction site for new housing. Telephone booth in the street. Casino entrance.
• Secondly: GardensPublic park Part of the public park Outer fence of the park
• Thirdly: Streets & RoadsSide street in front of a luxurious building Sidewalk in front of a building Street corner in front of a casino Street sidewalk Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Ismailia Canal Road A road in the field. Under a tree in the field. Outside a rural house in the fields.
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• (House on the Brink of Collapse)
• Characters:Hajj Masoud's Family Hajj Masoud His wife, Asmaa
• Hajj Mahmoud Abdullah's Family Mahmoud Abdullah His wife, Hoda His sister, Dr. Zeinab Islam + Suzy
• Hanna Mina's Family Hanna Mina George Mina Mary Yaqoub Michael
• A man speaking in the mosque
• Children:Two infants Two children aged three Two children aged six. Three children of different ages (Mosilhy's children) Sheikh Mosilhy's wife Sheikh Mahjoub Manna' Al-Adwani Officer Hamdy
• Crowds:A group of people in the hospital And at a birthday party And at a wedding And in the mosque A group of extremists A group of soldiers Guests at a high-class wedding.
• Exterior Scenes:Hajj Mahmoud's house from the outside A cemetery A garden in front of a chalet by the sea View of a mosque
• Interior Scenes:Mahmoud's apartment: Living room - Zeinab's room Mahmoud and Hoda's room
• Masoud's apartment: Living room - Bedroom - Kitchen Hanna's apartment: Living room - Couple's bedroom Stair landing between the two apartments The rooftop A squalid room The hospital: In front of the operating room In the nurseries room A room in the hospital Children's nursery: A classroom in the nursery In the mosque: Inside the mosque. A room inside the mosque George's apartment: Living room. An electrical appliance store owned by Hanna A household goods and hardware store: owned by Mahmoud Abdullah A grocery and sweets store: owned by Hajj Masoud A room in the police station where torture takes place A wedding hall in a hotel.
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• (The End of Desire in the Virtues of Arabs)
• Main Characters:Shaaban Sarhan Restaurant owner Mukhtar Awad Mardiya The old woman Mardiya's mother Mardiya's father Salwa Sharifa Abu Hashem Ismail Middle-aged prince Dean of the Faculty State Security Officer Othman Ali A person being beaten A dignified-looking man A shaven young man with signs of passive homosexuality Omar, Othman, and Abu Bakr A man around fifty years old with a grim expression Dr. Hajjaj The Poet
• Sub-Characters and Extras:Customers eating with Middle Eastern features Arab men Audience of men, women, and children in a garden A number of Arab patrons, and girls Security guard
• Exterior Scenes:A street in Arlington, Virginia, USA Facade of (The Egyptian Tabliya) restaurant Public park On a lake shore
• Interior Scenes:(The Egyptian Tabliya) restaurant Restaurant owner's office Inside the airplane Reception hall at the American airport Mukhtar and Mardiya's bedroom Living room in Mardiya and Mukhtar's apartment A rural bedroom In front of a luxurious palace Reception hall in Washington Palace Corridor on the upper floor in the palace Abu Hashem's office Cafeteria Inside Sharifa's car A farm with a palace in its center The palace lobby inside the farm Bedroom in the farm's palace Dining room in the farm's palace Private room inside the farm's palace Living room in Mardiya's father's house Operating room in the farm's palace Kitchen and dining room in the farm's palace Awad, the factory owner's office Living room in Sarhan's apartment General view of a city in the Middle East An extremely luxurious bedroom In front of a luxurious palace Hall of the luxurious palace Control room Dean of the Faculty's office Dr. Hijazi's bedroom In front of a cell / cell door State Security Officer's office Interior: Ismail and his wife's bedroom Mardiya's parents' bedroom A large hall prepared in the palace to be an events venue Sarhan's studio
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• Some Dramatic Treatments for Contemporary Films Ready for Immediate Production:
• (Infiltration): A Screenplay Without Dialogue
• Main Characters:
• Saeed, the Informer
• Officer Saleem
• An Egyptian youth, victim of torture
• Sheikh Al-Shabrawi
• Mona, the Niqabi woman
• Sheikh Makram
• Minor Roles and Extras:
• Eight soldiers
• Four defendants
• Waiters at Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
• Restaurant owner
• Two cooks at Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
• Four prostitutes
• Leader of the prostitution ring
• Microbus driver #1
• Group of passengers
• Microbus driver #2
• The informer's wife
• Three young men in Gulf attire
• Electronic company manager
• A man in traditional rural attire
• Group of niqabi women
• Owner of the Modern Chemical Factory
• Khalid, his wife, and his mother
• Groups of bearded men and niqabi women praying
• A doctor and two nurses
• Coffee shop owner
• Group of bearded prisoners
• Group of prison guards
• Prison warden
• US Consulate employee
• US airport employee
• Group of bearded Americans of Arab, Asian, and African descent
• Exterior Shooting Locations:
• General view of Cairo city
• Police station building
• Public road at night
• Agricultural road
• Store entrance
• Desert area
• Prison yard
• Interior Shooting Locations:
• Head of Investigations' office
• Cell No. 1
• Hatem Al-Amana Restaurant
• Prostitution apartment
• The informer's car
• The informer's apartment
• Al-Mansouriya Company building
• Household goods store
• Rashid Pasha's office
• Deportation vehicle
• The Modern Chemical Factory
• Khalid and Mona's apartment
• Mosque
• Hospital room
• Traditional coffee shop
• Prison warden's office
• US Consulate office
• Inside an airplane
• US airport
• Sheikh Al-Shabrawi's palace
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• (Sheikh Shamhoursh)
• Main Characters:Colonel Mahmoud Baraka Talha Al-Talhawi Sheikh Masoud Mirvat Mirvat's father Officer Delesps Idris, 60 years old The Doctor The Nurse Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa Umm Sanaa's husband Groups of passersby: men, women, and children Refaat Salem, Talha's secretary The two farmers, Ma'rouf and Mahmoud Mahasen Abbas Darwish, the cart driver Four young men from the village gang Five individuals in Azharite attire: Ramadan, the mayor's son, and the teachers: Ihab, Farahat, Raafat, and Atman The coffee shop worker The Mayor, a man in his sixties Darwish, the attendant Talha's car driver Fares, the leader of the terrorists A young bride in a wedding dress A young groom
• Crowds and Extras:Crowds of men, women, and children Mohsen, the police officer Crowds of men praying Ten masked soldiers Wedding guests (men and women) Central security guards Patients in the hospital The doorman Four men (farmers, among them) A group of middle-aged women A group of male farmers Crowds of female farmers Audience of farmers: men, women, and children
• Exterior Scenes:A street in Cairo Outside a mosque In front of the (National Security) building The market In front of Talha and Mirvat's building A vast blue space A grave among tombs An asphalt road A street in Al-Labaida village In front of Sheikh Shamhoursh's shrine
• Interior Scenes:Colonel Baraka's office Mosque Modest living room in Mirvat's father's apartment Cell Room in Sheikh Masoud's apartment Women's ward in the hospital Wedding hall Men's ward in the hospital Doctor's office in a government hospital Living room in Talha and Mirvat's apartment Mirvat's bedroom in the apartment Hallway between Talha's apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa's apartment on the same floor Sheikh Talha's secretary's office: a government office room with one open door and one closed door. Sheikh Talha Al-Talhawi's luxurious office Refaat's office Umm Sanaa and her husband's modest bedroom Living room in the Mayor's residence Rural coffee shop on a dirt road Living room in Talha's new apartment in Al-Labaida village Sheikh of the Institute's office Closed cell Rural bedroom Rural living room in the groom's house
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• (Pre-trial Detention)
• Main Characters:Hamdy Zaher Rushdy Pasha Rifky Pasha The Five Prisoners (Farghaly, Zaki, Refaat, Shaker, Fayez) Officer Murad
• Sub-Characters:Officer Marwan Sheikh Marzouk Mimi Hamdy's father Shawkat Pasha Hamdy's mother Coffee shop waiter Two people in the coffee shop Female doctor Non-speaking extras Dentist Eight people in a coffee shop
• Soldiers:10: Subordinates of Murad, including 2 guarding Hamdy to prison 10: Inside the prison, under Rushdy Pasha. All ten are involved in attempting to assault Hamdy, and in saluting him as he moves around the prison. Among them are (1) torturing Hamdy, (2) transferring Hamdy to the hospital, and (5) guarding the five prisoners.
• Exterior Scenes:In front of Brigadier Rushdy's villa In front of Rifky Pasha's villa The highway In front of the Leaders' Preparation Institute In front of a rural house Street In front of a village in the middle of the desert
• Interior Scenes:In prison (solitary cell, prisoners' ward (Ward 3), in front of a solitary cell, a solitary cell, a room inside the prison) Popular coffee shop Room in a hospital Dentist's office Offices (School principal, Major Marwan, Brigadier Rushdy in prison, and in his villa, Shawkat Pasha, Hamdy at the Leaders' Preparation Institute) Living room (In Hamdy's house, Rushdy's villa, Rifky's villa, Marwan's house, and a rural house.) Bedrooms (Rushdy's bedroom, Rifky's bedroom, Hamdy's bedroom) Inside a car
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• (Mordechai El-Bastawisi)
• Main Characters:
• Mordechai (as a child), then (as a young man), then (as an old man)
• Dr. Haroun Zakher: Mordechai's father
• Zanati (a date seller, then mayor), then (a mystic/madman)
• Sheikh Al-Sha'bani (Sheikh Al-Maimouni / Ghannas)
• Supporting Characters:
• Sakinah, Zanati's wife
• Sharbat, the second wife
• Officer Raafat (then Provincial Secretary)
• (Gheitany) Sheikh of the Guard, then Mayor
• Mordechai's four assistants (Sayed Tantawi / Gad Al-Haq / Farhoud / Ali Gomaa)
• Basiony
• Tamraz, Dr. Haroun's friend
• A charlatan sheikh
• Omar Hashem
• Village elders (The Seven): Mahmoud, Abdel Salam, Abdel Wahab, Abdel Halim, Abdel Basir, Gamal, Al-Husseini.
• Mutawa'
• Hajj Farahat
• A girl washing dishes
• Speaking Extras:
• The farmer who owns the cow
• A poor patient
• Four men
• A soldier
• House owner in Abu Rawash
• A wife
• Samira, Hajj Farahat's daughter
• Non-Speaking Extras:The charlatan sheikh's son Sleeping young children Two soldiers with rifles A guard soldier A young man in Abu Rawash A man bringing offerings A husband bringing his wife A husband with his elderly wife A guard Two newborn children Esther Groups Patients in front of Dr. Haroun's hospital Two men with a donkey carrying a sick old woman Ten patients, five men and five women inside the hospital A group of sick people A line of prisoners exercising and talking A line of farmers and gentlemen Villagers (men, women, and children) in different situations:
• Running after Mordechai when he escaped with the cow
• In Mordechai's public shaming
• In welcoming him kindly after his release from prison
• In their dealings with Al-Sha'bani
• In building Al-Maimouni Mosque
• A group of women standing outside the mosque
• A line of women and their husbands
• In their anger at Mordechai
• In following Mordechai in his repentance
• Groups of men, women, and children at Al-Bastawisi's shrine
• Young men playing football
• Exterior Scenes:Firstly: In the Village
• General view of an Egyptian village deep in the Delta
• A village street devoid of passersby
• Village streets
• In front of the Mayor's residence
• The facade of the village mosque
• Rooftops of rural houses
• In front of the guard chief's house
• Outside the Mayor's house (the "Duwar")
• Al-Maimouni Mosque from the outside
• Secondly: In the Fields
• An agricultural field, half weeds and the rest barren land
• An ancient column in the middle of the barren land
• A rural field
• An agricultural road
• On the way to the Mayor's field
• A cowshed in the field under a tree by the canal
• On the bank of a canal
• Thirdly:
• View of a street in an Egyptian city in the late 1950s
• In front of Dr. Haroun Zakher's hospital
• In front of the prison gate
• A street in an Egyptian city
• A street in Alexandria
• General view of an Israeli city
• Interior Scenes:Firstly: In Dr. Haroun and Mordechai's House
• Bedroom (luxurious)
• Living room in Dr. Haroun's house
• Dr. Haroun's office room
• Secondly: Dr. Haroun's Hospital
• Reception area in the hospital
• Examination room in the hospital
• In front of the examination room door
• Thirdly: Rooms and Offices(Various rooms in rural houses - a room in a Sufi sheikh's house - Raafat's bedroom - an elegant bedroom - Officer Raafat's office)
• In front of the Provincial Secretary's office
• Prison: (Cell. Yard inside the prison)
• The Mayor's House:
• (The Mayor's residence - a modest bedroom - a living room - Sakinah's bedroom - Sharbat's bedroom - in front of Sakinah's bedroom - in front of Sharbat's bedroom - under a bed - in the middle of the Mayor's house)
• A cowshed in a rural house
• A courtyard in a rural house
• A spacious living room in the guard chief's house
• In a popular restaurant
• Al-Sha'bani's room in the mosque
• Inside Al-Maimouni Mosque: (The hall, the room - the vows room)
• Inside a car
• In front of an apartment door in Alexandria
• In front of Esther's apartment door
• Living room in Esther's house
• Mordechai's office
• Sheikh Al-Bastawisi's shrine
• In the airplane
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• (Sheikh Shamhoursh)
• Main Characters:Colonel Mahmoud Baraka Talha Al-Talhawi Sheikh Masoud Mirvat Mirvat's father Officer Delesps Idris, 60 years old The Doctor The Nurse Umm Sanaa and her daughter Sanaa Umm Sanaa's husband Groups of passersby: men, women, and children Refaat Salem, Talha's secretary The two farmers, Ma'rouf and Mahmoud Mahasen Abbas Darwish, the cart driver Four young men from the village gang Five individuals in Azharite attire: Ramadan, the mayor's son, and the teachers: Ihab, Farahat, Raafat, and Atman The coffee shop worker The Mayor, a man in his sixties Darwish, the attendant Talha's car driver Fares, the leader of the terrorists A young bride in a wedding dress A young groom
• Crowds and Extras:Crowds of men, women, and children Mohsen, the police officer Crowds of men praying Ten masked soldiers Wedding guests (men and women) Central security guards Patients in the hospital The doorman Four men (farmers, among them) A group of middle-aged women A group of male farmers Crowds of female farmers Audience of farmers: men, women, and children
• Exterior Scenes:A street in Cairo Outside a mosque In front of the (National Security) building The market In front of Talha and Mirvat's building A vast blue space A grave among tombs An asphalt road A street in Al-Labaida village In front of Sheikh Shamhoursh's shrine
• Interior Scenes:Colonel Baraka's office Mosque Modest living room in Mirvat's father's apartment Cell Room in Sheikh Masoud's apartment Women's ward in the hospital Wedding hall Men's ward in the hospital Doctor's office in a government hospital Living room in Talha and Mirvat's apartment Mirvat's bedroom in the apartment Living room in the new apartment: a spacious living room with wonderful furniture Hallway between Talha's apartment and his neighbor Umm Sanaa's apartment on the same floor Sheikh Talha's secretary's office: a government office room with one open door and one closed door. Sheikh Talha Al-Talhawi's luxurious office Refaat's office Umm Sanaa and her husband's modest bedroom Living room in the Mayor's residence Rural coffee shop on a dirt road Living room in Talha's new apartment in Al-Labaida village Sheikh of the Institute's office Closed cell Rural bedroom Rural living room in the groom's house
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• (Siba'i and the Dance with Snakes)
• Main Characters:A blind person, Sheikh Siba'i (35 years old) Shams Bey (in his fifties) Madbouli, 35 years old Saleem, 45 years old Tahawy, 45 years old Mahmoud, 18 years old Hilaliya, 18 years old Fathiya, 35 years old Stita, 30 years old Tantawi, 60 years old Ni'mat Hanem Thuraya (40 years old) Madbouli's mother Ghanem Sa'diya Soso Saniya
• Sub-Characters:First Nurse Second Nurse The Doctor 20 people (men and women) in worn rural clothes Six men of different ages A group of women in worn rural clothes
• Exterior Scenes:A small rural cemetery among fields A dusty agricultural road full of bumps winding through fields Inside the car Exterior view of a small estate among fields The estate and the mansion The main street of the estate Rooftops of houses in the estate The street in the estate In front of Siba'i's house on the street In front of the mansion In front of Fathiya's house In front of Sa'diya's house Interior view in front of the corner window The mansion's garden The asphalt road The agricultural road Daytime exterior in the field In front of the villa In front of a tomb
• Interior Scenes:Spacious hall in the mansion Nighttime interior: Shams Bey's bedroom Tantawi's bedroom Sheikh Siba'i's bedroom Courtyard of an old rural mud mosque Living room in Madbouli's house Living room in Saleem's house Living room in Fathiya's father's house Living room in Fathiya's house The tomb Exterior window of Siba'i's house Bedroom in Fathiya's house Luxurious hall in Ghanem's apartment Luxurious bedroom Living room of the unknown woman (Fathiya) Luxurious hall in the mansion Inside the gardener's room in the mansion Siba'i's room in the hospital Ni'mat Hanem's bedroom Interior next to a window Madbouli's house Saleem's house The kitchen in the villa The roof of the villa Prosecutor's office
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• (Perhaps It Will Be Relieved)
• Characters:Leading Roles: The Young Man: Ahmed Hamdallah Mohamed (31 years old) Brigadier Shukri: A police brigadier Noha: Ahmed's fiancée and cousin. The Pasha: Ahmed Mohamed Hamdallah: A millionaire, corrupt businessman, and criminal.
• Supporting Roles:The Four Young Men The Bald Man: A retired man Major Raafat Major Mahmoud Fawzy: Distribution company manager Ezzat: Head of the Distribution Department Baleegh: Fawzy's secretary
• Minor Roles:Ahmed's father Ahmed's mother Noha's father Noha's mother House owner Soldier in the Brigadier's office Three young men and three young women in a romantic situation Air-conditioned bus driver Public transport bus driver Barber A loving wife The wife's lover A male passenger A female passenger The conductor The Pasha's secretary for citizen services Four men leaving the Pasha's office A girl in the distribution company A group of girls in the distribution company Duha Hoda Maha Suha, the retired dancer Bank manager Bank employee Housewife Senior employee
• Crowds:Central Security soldiers Two officers with the Brigadier at the demolished house Important men with the Brigadier at the demolished house Ambulance personnel Children mocking the naked young men Housewife Five young men working in distribution Five soldiers, three thugs Three soldiers, three informants Three thugs Crowds in front of the demolished house Passengers on a public transport bus Patrons in a cafe People on the streets and balconies Ten informants Crowds attending election conferences Crowds cheering in the streets in the victory procession
• Exterior Scenes:Streets: A popular street, a street in Maadi, a wide street, Cairo-Alexandria road, in front of a traffic checkpoint on a highway. Bus station
• Rooftops:On an ordinary building, in front of Ahmed and Noha's rooms On a huge building. In front of a tent in the street: Building entrance: For the distribution company, for the contracting company, for the citizen services office, an orphanage. In front of a villa Popular coffee shop
• Interior Scenes:Halls:A spacious hall in a dilapidated popular apartment, a salon in a distribution company, a salon in the Pasha's citizen services office, the secretary's hall, the Pasha's contracting company, a bank hall, a hotel hall, a hall inside the bald man's apartment, the hall in Brigadier Shukri's house, the hall inside the villa, a large meeting room. Rooms: Ahmed's bedroom on the rooftop, Noha's bedroom on the rooftop, Fawzy's bedroom, Sheikh Fawwah's bedroom, a room with electrical switches. Offices: Brigadier Shukri's office, Officer Raafat's office, Head of Distribution Patrol's office, Fawzy's office, the millionaire's office in the contracting company, the millionaire's office in the citizen services office, bank manager's office, office for accepting nomination papers for People's Assembly membership. Cell: In front of an apartment in a building Inside an airplane Inside a regular taxi, inside a Peugeot 7-seater taxi Inside a bus: inside an air-conditioned bus, inside a public transport bus Inside a police car Secret coffee shop for illicit activities (Gharza - a colloquial term for a hidden/illegal gathering place) Barber shop Inside an election tent
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• The Egyptian Mafia (The Big Boss)
• Characters:Mamdouh: The protagonist of the story Ezzouz: An old member of the gang, Mamdouh's father's colleague. Nanny Soso: Mamdouh's nanny and his father's mistress Fayez: The peanut seller, an old member of the gang, Mamdouh's father's colleague Ali Anani: A journalist, Mamdouh's maternal uncle The Big Bey (Boss) Members of the new gang crew: (The Fake Officer, Essam (Madbouli)) (Badriya): Dr. Samira
• Sub-Characters:The Nurse, The taxi driver (who also played the role of the Warden and the Marriage Official), The Mayor, A woman from the gang in the hotel, A businessman in the hotel, Ten men from the gang, An employee at the railway luggage office, A hotel receptionist, A small peasant girl pulling a cow, A waiter in a casino.
• Non-Speaking Characters:Extras A small child with her mother in the park. Visitors in a park A small girl in the park. Hotel staff and guests A barber. A line of customers in a bank. Office owner. Workers and employees. Government office manager. Travelers inside a car. Printing press worker. Farmer Patrons in a casino. A road guide. A man inside a Mercedes, only his hand is visible.
• Interior Scenes:Firstly: Rooms A room in the graveyard keeper's courtyard Inside a pit Inside a grave Living room in Mamdouh's apartment Living room in a furnished apartment Mamdouh's bedroom Nanny Soso's room Living room in a rural house. The newlyweds' bedroom in a rural house Luxurious bedroom in a hotel Clinic room Rural room.
• Secondly: Offices and MiscellaneousAn office room resembling a cell A luxurious office. One of the offices. A luxurious government office. Building stairs Clinic balcony overlooking the fields Casino Rural grain storage Garage. Barber shop. Bank hall. Inside a car. Inside the newspaper printing press. Railway luggage office. Lobby of a luxurious hotel. Corridor on the upper floor of a hotel. Inside a casino. A restroom in a park
• Exterior Scenes:Firstly: Special Areas The graveyard keeper's land Desert area Taxi stand Green field in front of the clinic building. Waterwheel in the field. Construction site for new housing. Telephone booth in the street. Casino entrance.
• Secondly: GardensPublic park Part of the public park Outer fence of the park
• Thirdly: Streets & RoadsSide street in front of a luxurious building Sidewalk in front of a building Street corner in front of a casino Street sidewalk Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Ismailia Canal Road A road in the field. Under a tree in the field. Outside a rural house in the fields.
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• (House on the Brink of Collapse)
• Characters:Hajj Masoud's Family Hajj Masoud His wife, Asmaa
• Hajj Mahmoud Abdullah's Family Mahmoud Abdullah His wife, Hoda His sister, Dr. Zeinab Islam + Suzy
• Hanna Mina's Family Hanna Mina George Mina Mary Yaqoub Michael
• A man speaking in the mosque
• Children:Two infants Two children aged three Two children aged six. Three children of different ages (Mosilhy's children) Sheikh Mosilhy's wife Sheikh Mahjoub Manna' Al-Adwani Officer Hamdy
• Crowds:A group of people in the hospital And at a birthday party And at a wedding And in the mosque A group of extremists A group of soldiers Guests at a high-class wedding.
• Exterior Scenes:Hajj Mahmoud's house from the outside A cemetery A garden in front of a chalet by the sea View of a mosque
• Interior Scenes:Mahmoud's apartment: Living room - Zeinab's room Mahmoud and Hoda's room
• Masoud's apartment: Living room - Bedroom - Kitchen Hanna's apartment: Living room - Couple's bedroom Stair landing between the two apartments The rooftop A squalid room The hospital: In front of the operating room In the nurseries room A room in the hospital Children's nursery: A classroom in the nursery In the mosque: Inside the mosque. A room inside the mosque George's apartment: Living room. An electrical appliance store owned by Hanna A household goods and hardware store: owned by Mahmoud Abdullah A grocery and sweets store: owned by Hajj Masoud A room in the police station where torture takes place A wedding hall in a hotel.
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• (The End of Desire in the Virtues of Arabs)
• Main Characters:Shaaban Sarhan Restaurant owner Mukhtar Awad Mardiya The old woman Mardiya's mother Mardiya's father Salwa Sharifa Abu Hashem Ismail Middle-aged prince Dean of the Faculty State Security Officer Othman Ali A person being beaten A dignified-looking man A shaven young man with signs of passive homosexuality Omar, Othman, and Abu Bakr A man around fifty years old with a grim expression Dr. Hajjaj The Poet
• Sub-Characters and Extras:Customers eating with Middle Eastern features Arab men Audience of men, women, and children in a garden A number of Arab patrons, and girls Security guard
• Exterior Scenes:A street in Arlington, Virginia, USA Facade of (The Egyptian Tabliya) restaurant Public park On a lake shore
• Interior Scenes:(The Egyptian Tabliya) restaurant Restaurant owner's office Inside the airplane Reception hall at the American airport Mukhtar and Mardiya's bedroom Living room in Mardiya and Mukhtar's apartment A rural bedroom In front of a luxurious palace Reception hall in Washington Palace Corridor on the upper floor in the palace Abu Hashem's office Cafeteria Inside Sharifa's car A farm with a palace in its center The palace lobby inside the farm Bedroom in the farm's palace Dining room in the farm's palace Private room inside the farm's palace Living room in Mardiya's father's house Operating room in the farm's palace Kitchen and dining room in the farm's palace Awad, the factory owner's office Living room in Sarhan's apartment General view of a city in the Middle East An extremely luxurious bedroom In front of a luxurious palace Hall of the luxurious palace Control room Dean of the Faculty's office Dr. Hijazi's bedroom In front of a cell / cell door State Security Officer's office Interior: Ismail and his wife's bedroom Mardiya's parents' bedroom A large hall prepared in the palace to be an events venue Sarhan's studio
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“The Three Friends” – Series Dramatic Treatment

 

Principal Characters

Yasser’s Family

Yasser: a sixth-grade boy

Yasser’s Father: a civil-service employee

Yasser’s Mother: also a government employee

Mabrouka: the family’s maid

Zain’s Family

Zain: a sixth-grade boy who helps his mother at work

Zain’s Mother: the apartment building’s doorman

Zeinab: Zain’s younger sister, a third-grader

Magdy’s Family

Magdy: a sixth-grade boy

Magdy’s Father: an inspector in a government agency

“Mama Na‘ؤ«ma”: Magdy’s stepmother

Sulayw: Magdy’s half-sister (daughter of Mama Na‘ؤ«ma)

Fahؤ«ma: Magdy’s biological mother

ل¸¤assan: Fahؤ«ma’s husband

Samؤ«r: ل¸¤assan’s son by Fahؤ«ma, a fourth-grader

Su‘ؤپd: ل¸¤assan’s daughter by Fahؤ«ma, a first-grader

School Staff

Mr. Hammؤپmؤ«: the school principal

Mr. Mamdإ«ل¸¥: the class teacher

 

Supporting Characters by Episode Grouping

Episodes 1–2

• Schoolchildren (e.g. Mahmoud, ل¸¤assan, Samؤ«r)
• Recessâ€گyard pupils and those on the way to/from school

Episodes 3–5

• Taxi driverand two male passengers
• Mutawallؤ«: a café bouncer
• Safrإ«t: Mutawallؤ«’s assistant
• Casino manager
• Khafؤپjaand another cook in the casino kitchen
• Carnival stall vendor
• Two police officers
• A waiter in a restaurant
• Bouncers, casino patrons, nightclubgoers, restaurant diners
• A live band in the casino
• A boy sleeping on the sidewalk

Episodes 6–7

• Nigؤپtؤ« Bey: gang leader
• Mirsؤ«: gang member
• Police captain, prosecutor, prosecutor’s secretary, assistant prosecutor, detective
• A gang member disguised as a woman
• Police officer with riot police
• Casino patrons

Episode 9

• Female doctor, newborn baby, young man
• Nurse, three doctors, an X-ray physician
• A homeless man

Episode 10

• Restaurant waiter, taxi driver, casino patrons

Episode 13

“The Big Bey”: drug-smuggling kingpin

Fayez al-Kebؤ«r, Sarل¸¥ؤپn: his lieutenants

ل¸¤ajj Ismؤپ‘ؤ«l: owner of Zain’s apartment building

 

Internal Sets

1. Yasser’s Apartment

Living room

Formal sitting room

Study/office

Dining area

Master bedroom

Yasser’s bedroom

1. Magdy’s Apartment

Living room

Kitchen

Stepmother’s bedroom

Magdy’s bedroom

1. Fahؤ«ma’s Apartments

First apartment: living room and Fahؤ«ma’s bedroom

Second (rented) apartment: living room

1. Zain’s Room

Zain’s bedroom off the stairwell landing

1. The School

Principal’s office

Classroom

1. Inside the Casino

Manager’s office

Casino kitchen

Main corridor

Bouncer’s post

Gaming floor

1. Yasser’s Father’s Government Office

Reception area and interior office

1. Police Security Directorate

Police captain’s office

1. Public Prosecutor’s Office

Prosecutor’s office; corridor outside

1. Hospital

Private ward room

X-ray room

Waiting area

Corridor

1. School Principal’s Home

Formal living room

1. Safrإ«t’s Apartment

Living room

1. Luxury Mansion Lobby
2. Furnished Flat Living Room
3. Apartment-Building Manager’s Office
4. Upscale Flat Living Room
5. Inside a Car

 

External Locations

• School courtyard
• Road to the school
• Zain’s building entrance and facade
• Public garden
• Restaurant patio
• Nightclub exterior
• Casino entrance
• Public telephone kiosk
• Boat on the Nile
• Cairo Security Directorate building
• Public Prosecution building
• Yasser’s apartment building entrance

 

• The Black Hole
• A script without dialogue, ready for immediate filming.
• Dramatic TreatmentAbout street children in Cairo in the late Mubarak era and during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
• Main Characters
• Sheikh Khalil Al-Maliki
• Five young men, followers of Sheikh Khalil
• Dr. Bilal Sarhan
• Farid
• Prince Suwaidan (a man in his sixties)
• Three muscular men, the Prince's guards
• Hajj Madbouli
• Ten teenage boys
• Supporting Characters and Extras
• A group of bearded young men
• Men, women (veiled), and children who appear sick
• The niqab-wearing woman
• The Prince's secretary
• A group of children (7-13 years old)
• Three half-naked girls
• Six children in tattered clothes
• A restaurant worker
• Twenty bearded young men eating greedily
• Groups of children in worn-out clothes who appear hungry and sick
• Twenty armed soldiers
• Groups of police officers and demonstrators
• Twenty Central Security Forces soldiers
• Brigadier General Mostafa
• Brigadier General Raouf
• Officer Magdy
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• Exterior Scenes
• A general view of Cairo
• A general view of the Heliopolis neighborhood
• A street in Heliopolis
• A side street next to the Muhammad Mosque
• Under a bridge in Cairo
• In front of the State Security building
• A side street next to the Ansar al-Sunnah Mosque
• Inside the microbus
• In front of a luxurious restaurant
• Inside the car
• A deserted road
• In front of a luxurious restaurant
• An unknown location in the desert
• Tahrir Square
• On the roof of a building overlooking Tahrir Square
• A public park
• In front of the Prince's charitable complex
• The mosque belonging to the complex
• In front of a cigarette stand
• In front of the Pyramids
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• Interior Scenes
• Ansar al-Sunnah Mosque
• The reception hall of Dr. Bilal Sarhan's clinic
• The office of Sheikh Dr. Khalil
• The examination room in Dr. Bilal Sarhan's clinic
• Inside the private car
• Inside the microbus
• Officer Farid's office
• Sheikh Khalil Al-Maliki's Mosque
• A wooden room
• Inside the transport vehicle
• A luxurious, spacious room (the Prince's room)
• The Prince's dining room
• The Prince's bedroom
• The Prince's office
• Sheikh Khalil's office in the mosque
• A car parts warehouse
• The office of the car parts warehouse owner
• A spacious hall equipped as a hospital
• The luxurious hall of the Prince's palace
• The swimming pool at the Prince's palace
• The monitoring room at the Prince's palace
• The Prince's bedroom
• Ten ugly, small cells
• The living room in the officer's apartment
• The senior officer's office
• The lobby of the Prince's palace
• A spacious, dirty cell
• The prison yard of the Central Security Forces camp
• In front of the National Security building
• Inside the transport vehicle
• A spacious hall equipped as a hospital
• The luxurious palace hall overlooking a swimming pool
• The interior day monitoring room (the room is full of screens that transmit everything to him)
• The luxurious palace hall
• The palace lobby
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• Sheikh Effat Al-AnsariA complete film ready for immediate production
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• Dramatic Treatment
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• Script Summary
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• About a corrupt Sufi sheikh in an Egyptian village who exploits his followers and is supported by the security forces. His end comes with a scandal, and he pays the price. The script provides a glimpse into religious life in some Egyptian villages, based on real events.
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• Main Characters
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• Effat Al-Ansari
• His wife, Fikriya
• Zahiya, Effat Al-Ansari's mistress
• Fawzi, the son of Effat and Zahiya
• Lotfy, Zahiya's imprisoned husband
• The Mayor, the Village Sheikh, and the Sheikh of the Guards
• Ten guards who are Effat's servants and senior followers
• Fares, the Mayor of Kafr Younes
• Imad, Fares's son
• Officer Mujahed Al-Azzouni
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• Supporting Characters
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• Director of Security, Said Fadel
• Bahana, Fares's wife
• Mariam, Zahiya's grandmother
• Sahar, Imad's daughter
• The real estate registry scribe
• Al-Muallem Zeinhom
• A taxi driver
• Dr. Haitham (DNA expert)
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• Groups
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• 13 women, mistresses of Effat Al-Ansari
• Crowds of people, including Effat's followers and those in the street
• Customers in the cafe
• Women carrying offerings
• Two henchmen of Al-Muallem Zeinhom
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• Exterior Scenes
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• The facade of a huge building (the Security Directorate)
• A view of Al-Manasra village
• In front of the facade of the shrine of Anas Al-Ansari
• The square in front of the enclosure
• In front of the palace of Sheikh Effat Al-Ansari
• In front of a dilapidated rural house (Zahiya's house)
• A view of Kafr Younes village
• In front of the Mayor Fares's courtyard house
• In front of a prison
• A sidewalk on a street
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• Interior Scenes
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• The office of the Director of Security
• The officer's office
• Inside the shrine's enclosure (the sanctuary)
• The stable in Sheikh Effat's house
• The hall in Effat's palace
• A luxurious dining hall in Effat's palace
• The bedroom of Fikriya and Effat
• Zahiya's bedroom in Effat's house
• A bathroom in Effat's house
• The hall in the Mayor Fares's courtyard house
• The bedroom of Mayor Fares and his wife Bahana
• The stable in the house of the grandmother and her granddaughter Zahiya
• Zahiya's grandmother's bedroom
• The hall in the house of Zahiya and her grandmother
• The prison officer's office
• The bedroom of Zahiya and Lotfy
• Inside a car