The struggle of two women who face many events and the psychological and sociological aspects of being unmarried yet of marrying age in the context of an Eastern society where women are expected to be part of a man's household.
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Highly Overrated But Still Good
best movie i've ever seen.
It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
it's exactly the hidden side of life in Egyptian society Challenges, obstacles, depression, and pain, these are the most important life experiences for Egyptian unmarried women as shown in the recent movie, Egyptian Maidens, 'Benten men Masr'.In a community in which women often pay the price, many girls find themselves obliged to compromise to find an opportunity to marry.Searching for this opportunity at work, among her colleagues, and in marriage specialized offices, Hanan (Zena) gives an example of the positive one who tries to create a chance instead of cursing her conditions. However, she couldn't make it, why?This what the movie is about, the way of thinking of men and the whole community in Egypt.
In a good way, this film reminds me of the "A Thousand and One nights Story" for its ability to invent so many dramatic events to fill in a feature length plot. The filmmakers are so greedy when trying to put too much issues in such a short length, which give the story no space to develop itself. Plus, meaningless n showing off camera work make the film even worst. Basically, this looks more like a shortened light-hearted TV drama than a wide-screen movie. The main reason for me to stay till the end of the film is to see how big will such ridicule can be developed up to. Actually, this film might be very helpful for film student to watch and spot out the false that can be easily committed by early filmmaker.
Egyptian MAIDENS:Explores the hidden side of life in Egyptian society, in an effort to address one of the most painful issues affecting young women. The first half of the film flows with enough charm and much ease, with the fast moving story line but becomes heavy in the later half, with too many complicated distractions and a sudden and abrupt ending without a clue. The subtitles are painful to read as they get submerged into the white background leaving the viewer to guess most of the dialogues. Overall it is a good presentation but dragging at the end with too many issues in one go and a disappointing finish.