Barsoum Looking for a Job (1923) — comedy, drama film. Directed by Mohamed Bayoumi. Starring Adel Hameed, Bishara Wakim, Fawzi Mounib, Fardous Hassan.
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A silent-era narrative depicting a destitute man's relentless fight for basic sustenance and spiritual grounding.
Comedy, Drama · 6.3/10 · 16 min · 1923
It is the story of two friends, one a Muslim, Sheik Metwalli, and the other a Coptic Christian, Barsoum, both unemployed, suffering from hunger, and competing for a job in a bank. When the bank’s director mistakes them for wealthy businessmen, he takes them to his home for a lavish lunch. But upon learning their actual status, he chases them out of the house. At the film’s conclusion, as the two friends rest on the sidewalk absorbing their long-overdue meal, they are arrested by a policeman.
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