Cairo Station
Overview
Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.
Where to Watch
Keywords
Trailer
Images
Reviews(2)
CinemaSerf
@Geronimo1967March 28, 2022
This is quite a good, multi-layered romantic drama set around the bustling environment of 1950's Cairo railway station. "Hanuma" (Hind Rustum) is the drinks seller whom "Qinawi" (director, Youssef Chahine) has a serious crush on. Snag for him is that she has her eyes on the burly porter "Abu Siri" (…
azdave2024
April 30, 2024
Enthralling--confusing--not what I expected! his noir film really challenged my and was very much a study of the underbelly of the human condition. I never figured out the two you lovers. The film ends with them seemingly implying they are central. I am not sure why. Leaving me unsettled …
Download Subtitles
Looking for subtitles in another language? Browse all subtitles in 50+ languages →
Recommended Movies
Above the Rim
23 Mar 1994
Blood Ties
22 Aug 2013
The Quiller Memorandum
10 Nov 1966
The Fugitive Kind
14 Apr 1960
The Island
21 Jul 2023
Ca$h
01 Mar 2010
Kill 'em All 2
24 Sept 2024
High Rollers
14 Mar 2025
Black Site
05 May 2022
Suburbicon
26 Oct 2017
The System
28 Oct 2022
The Last Days of American Crime
05 Jun 2020
Trap House
14 Nov 2025
The International
03 Feb 2009
Five Minutes of Heaven
19 Jan 2009
Icefall
16 Oct 2025
Hellhound
20 Jun 2024
The Enforcer
22 Sept 2022
Eenie Meanie
21 Aug 2025
Dear Mr. Gacy
10 May 2010