The Wife of an Important Man
Mona marries Hisham, a police officer whose decency and respectability appear beyond reproach. Yet behind this facade of an exemplary family man and servant of the law lies a different, brutal nature. Their marriage transforms into a prison where her every action is monitored, and personal freedom becomes an illusion. The film dissects the mechanisms of domestic abuse and total domination within a patriarchal system, where a husband's formal status grants unchecked authority.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | زوجة رجل مهم |
| Year | 1988 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Mohamed Khan |
| Runtime | 109 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 8.0/10 (27 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
This Egyptian drama unflinchingly exposes the tyranny disguised as a traditional marriage. Director Mohamed Khan builds tension not through loud confrontations, but through a mounting sense of entrapment and the husband's psychological dominance, reinforced by his professional authority.
What lingers after viewing is a stark, unmelodramatic study of how systems enable abuse within the home. The final silence resonates louder than any scream. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Mohamed Khan
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🎭 Cast
Ahmed Zaki
Hisham Abu Al-Wafa
Mervat Amin
Mona Ismail
Hassan Hosny
Minister of Interior Assistant, General Yousri
Zizi Mostafa
Samiha - neighbor
Abdel Ghani Naser
Mahmoud Bey - Member of the People’s Assembly
Khairy Beshara
Safwat
Nahed Samir
Saadia - Hisham's aunt
Nazim Sharawy
Director of State Security Investigations
Ali ElGandour
Ismail - Mona's father
Othman Abdel Monem
Director of Minya Security
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