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We Are the Bus People

1979 · 135 min Drama
7.8 / 10 · TMDB

Adel Imam and his neighbor find themselves at a police station following a scuffle with a bus conductor. An ordinary domestic dispute spirals into a nightmare when they are mistakenly arrested alongside a group of suspected terrorists and hauled off to a maximum-security prison. Two simple men, far removed from politics, are forced to fight for their freedom and human dignity within a system that sees them as mere case numbers. Their absurd predicament unfolds as a bitter satire on bureaucratic machinery and the fragility of ordinary life when confronted by a faceless state.

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Original Title إحنا بتوع الأتوبيس
Year 1979
Country Egypt
Genre Drama
Director Hussein Kamal
Runtime 135 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.8/10 (20 votes)

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The film expertly walks the tightrope between dark comedy and social drama, using situational absurdity to expose the most painful mechanisms of power. Adel Imam's performance transforms his character from a comical everyman into a symbol of human resistance.

What lingers after the credits is a potent mix of bitterness and catharsis, a stark reminder of the value of basic freedom. The film remains a strikingly relevant cautionary tale about the individual's fragility within the system. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Hussein Kamal

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