Kulluh illa keda (Everything Except That) | |
Director: | Edmon Tuéma |
Starring: | Baba Azzeddine, Mohamed Kamal El Masry, Abdel Hamid Zaki, Sirena Ibrahim |
Music: | Ezzat El Gahli |
Editing: | Anis Abid |
Runtime: | 110 minutes |
Country: | Egypt |
Language: | Egyptian Arabic |
Kulluh illa keda (ar|كله إلا كده, Everything Except That) is a 1936 Egyptian drama film directed by Edmon Tuéma, with story, screenplay, and dialogue by Mohamed Younis Al Qadi.[1] The film stars Baba Azzeddine, Mohamed Kamal El Masry, Abdel Hamid Zaki, and Sirena Ibrahim.[2] It tells the story of Shahin, a fruit merchant who aspires to a life of debauchery and becomes acquainted with the dancer Fakiha who steals his heart and cons him out of his money. Eventually, Fakiha uses her cunning to establish a nightclub using Shahin's stolen fortune, forcing him to work in the establishment he unwittingly funded.[3]
The film was released in Egyptian theaters on December 7, 1936.[4]
The film received a rating of 5.7/10 on the Arabic film database "elcinema.com".[5]
Shahin, a fruit merchant, aspires to a life of debauchery and becomes acquainted with Fakiha, a dancer who steals his heart. As Fakiha cons him out of his money, Shahin's financial situation worsens. Eventually, Fakiha uses her cunning and Shahin's stolen fortune to establish a nightclub, forcing Shahin to work in the very establishment he unwittingly funded.
Kulluh illa keda received a rating of 5.7/10 on the Arabic film database "elcinema.com". The film is considered a classic Egyptian drama from the 1930s.