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Biya el-Khawatim

Biya el-Khawatim

1965Movie⏱️ 1h 35m
ComedyMusical
7.4
IMDB Rating
226 votes

In a peaceful village, the mayor, seeing that the population is bored with tranquility, invents the mystical figure of Rajeh, and tells stories to villagers about the exploits of Rajeh, who kills and maims and steals. One day the ...

Director
Youssef Chahine
Writers
Assi Rahbani, Mansour Rahbani
Stars
Fairuz, Nasri Shamseddine, Joseph Azar
Language
Arabic
Country
Lebanon
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Fairuz
Fairuz
as Rima
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Nasri Shamseddine
as El Moukhtar
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Joseph Azar
as Rajeh
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Phelemone Wehbe
as Sabeh
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Joseph Nassif
as Fadlo
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Elie Choueiri
as Eid
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Mansour Rahbani
as Makhoul
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Salwa Haddad
as Zbayda
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William Hasswani
as Al Shaweesh
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Huda
as Layla

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Phenicia Films

🎯 Categories

ArabicComedyMusical

⭐ Featured Review

Enchanting musical with bold message
by hibaakr2023-11-28
10/10

"The story takes place in an imaginary Lebanese village during its love festival where lovers meet. The film discussed the role of propaganda produced by power and the combat between lies and love. The story did not happen and the village does not exist is the opening sentence, yet the universality of the concepts of love, propaganda, power and disruptive forces in society shifts the set. As a result The village becomes every village and this is its story. Characters evolution and the poetic dialog are two things that I enjoyed the cinematic style composition of yousif Chahin are present viv..."

💡 Did You Know?

This movie was originally a play by the name "The Seller of Rings". Later, they turned it into a movie with the same title.

📖 Synopsis

In a peaceful village, the mayor, seeing that the population is bored with tranquility, invents the mystical figure of Rajeh, and tells stories to villagers about the exploits of Rajeh, who kills and maims and steals. One day the ...