| I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Ibrahim El-Shaqanqeeri |
| Screenplay: | Mamdouh El Leithy |
| Producer: | Mamdouh El Leithy |
| Starring: | Salah Zulfikar Ahmed Zaki Athar El-Hakim |
| Cinematography: | Said Bakr |
| Editing: | Abdel Aziz Fakhry |
| Music: | Gamal Salama |
| Studio: | Egyptian Television Network |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Language: | Egyptian Arabic |
I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying, also known as The Made Up Truth (Egyptian Arabic: أنا لا أكذب ولكني أتجمل German: Die geschminkte wahrheit translit: Ana La Aktheb Wlakenani Atajaml), is 1981 Egyptian film written by Ihsan Abdel Quddous and directed by Ibrahim El-Shaqanqeeri. It stars Salah Zulfikar, Ahmed Zaki and Athar El-Hakim.[1] [2] [3]
Rafik Hamdy is a famous writer, who has one daughter, Khairya, a college student. Her colleague Ibrahim, the diligent student, falls in love with her and she also exchanges love, although the rich student Hani admires her, Ibrahim tries to hide the truth of his social level for fear that Khairiya will move away from him, to claim that he is from a wealthy family. But eventually, Rafik knows the truth and confronts Ibrahim and now Khairia must choose. [4] [5]