I Want a Solution

I Want a Solution (Arabic: أريد حلاً, translit.Oridu hallan) is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by Said Marzouk and produced by Salah Zulfikar.[1] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] The film criticized the laws governing marriage and divorce in Egypt.[3] The film is listed in Top 100 Egyptian films list and it earned the 1975 Ministry of Culture's best producer award for Salah Zulfikar. The script was written by Husn Shah, Said Marzouk and Faten Hamama.[4] The film is inspired by a true story and it is Marzouk's third feature film.[5]

I Want a Solution
Theatrical release poster
Arabicأريد حلا
Directed bySaid Marzouk
Written byHusn Shah
Screenplay bySaid Marzouk
Faten Hamama
Saad El-Din Wahbah
Produced bySalah Zulfikar
StarringFaten Hamama
Rushdy Abaza
CinematographyMustafa Imam
Edited bySaid El-Sheikh
Music byGamal Salama
Production
company
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

Plot

The film unveils the injustice of Egypt's personal status laws against women. Doria an Egyptian women is seeking to divorce her husband Methat a former diplomat with aristocratic background. In flashbacks, we learn that Methat verbally and physically abuses his wife and cheats on her. Doria requested divorce, but according to the Egyptian laws, a woman can only ask for divorce in specific cases.

Crew

Cast
Faten Hamama with Rushdy Abaza in a publicity still from I Want a Solution

Primary cast
  • Faten Hamama: Doria
  • Rushdy Abaza: Medhat
  • Amina Rizk: Hayat
  • Ragaa Hussein: Actress
  • Laila Taher: Actress
  • Yulius Zagoni: Krad
  • Muhammad Al-Sabaa: (Ahmed Al-Adawy - Doria's lawyer)
  • Ahmed Tawfik: (Hassan Madkour - Medhat's lawyer)
  • Ragaa Hussein: (Sunni)
  • Nadia Arslan: (The Mistress)
  • Ali Al-Sharif: (Abu Al-Wafa - Azhari Sharia lawyer)
  • Kamal Zulfikar: Hayat's husband
  • Shawky Baraka: (judge)
  • Ibrahim Saafan: (Badawi - Ardahhalji in court)
  • Sayed Zayan: (Darwish)
  • Waheed Seif: (Abbas)
  • Osama Abbas: (Pharmacist)
  • Ibrahim Qadri: (witness in court)
  • Sherif Lotfy: (Raouf Azmy)

Supporting cast
  • Hesham Selim
  • Suhair Sami
  • Fathia Shaheen
  • Naima Al Sagheer
  • Laila Fahmy
  • Kawthar Shafik
  • Abdul Aleem Khattab
  • Hussein Qandil
  • Sophie Takla
  • Ali Ezz El Din
  • Raafat Fahim
  • Mahmoud Kamel
  • Radwan Hafez
  • Marwan Hammad

See also

References
  1. Annette Kuhn (1990). The Women's Companion to International Film. University of California Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-520-08879-5.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. Fountain, Clarke. "Orid Hallan". New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
  4. "I Want a Solution, Said Marzouk". Cinéma Arabe. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. "Egypt's cinematic gems: I Want a Solution". مدى مصر. Retrieved 15 November 2017.


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