The Leech (1956)

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Country: Egypt
Genres: Drama
Release: 1956-01-09
Director: Salah Abouseif , Ahmad El-Sabawi , Amin Yousseff Ghurab
Writers: Salah Abouseif , Sayid Bidir , Amin Yousseff Ghurab
Language: Arabic
Stars: Tahiyyah Karyuka , Shukri Sarhan , Shadia , Abdulwareth Asar , Seraj Munir , Ferdoos Mohammed , Abdel Moneim Bassioni , Abbas El Daly , Suleiman El-Guindy , Mary Ezzeddin
Runtime: 126 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: Shabab emra'a (Egypt) , Shabab Imraa (Egypt) , A Woman's Youth (Egypt) , A Woman's Youth , Shabab emraa , La sangsue (France, French Republic) , The Leech , Pijawka (Poland)
Plot: A young man from the country arrives in Cairo to finish his education. His landlady, a widow and successful businesswoman in the quarter of the Citadel, seduces him. Although she teaches him much about life she also makes him forget his obligations to his family, his studies, even his religion. When he tries to put her aside she attempts to force him to give up everything in which he believes.
IMDB:tt0049746