Nefisah — The Beginning and the End Character Profile

About Nefisah

The family's only sister who sacrifices her reputation and becomes a prostitute to fund her brother's education after a failed romance. She is eventually arrested, argues with her brother, and commits suicide by drowning in the Nile.

Nefisah — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Sanaa Gamil

Appears in

The Beginning and the End (1960)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Nefisah — Family Sibling — Hassanein (Omar Sharif)

  Sister and youngest brother connected by familial ties and tragic fate.

• Nefisah — Family Sibling — Hassan (Farid Shawqy)

  Eldest brother and sister bound by blood and shared family tragedy.

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