I Want a Solution

I Want a Solution (Arabic: أريد حلاً, translit. Oridu hallan) is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by Said Marzouk and produced by Salah Zulfikar.[1] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] The film criticized the laws governing marriage and divorce in Egypt.[3] The film is listed in Top 100 Egyptian films list. The script was written by Said Marzouk and Faten Hamama.[4] I Want a Solution is inspired by a true story and it is Marzouk's third feature film.[5]

I Want a Solution
Arabic: أريد حلا
Directed bySaid Marzouk
Written bySaid Marzouk
Faten Hamama
Produced bySalah Zulfikar
StarringFaten Hamama
Rushdy Abaza
CinematographyMustafa Imam
Production
company
Salah Zulfikar Films
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Plot

The film unveils the injustice of Egypt's personal status laws against women. Doria an Egyptian women is seeking to divorce her husband Methat a former diplomat with aristocratic background. In flashbacks, we learn that Methat verbally and physically abuses his wife and cheats on her. Doria requested divorce, but according to the Egyptian laws, a woman can only ask for divorce in specific cases.

Cast
Hamama, with Rushdy Abaza, in I Want a Solution (1975)

See also

References
  1. Annette Kuhn (1990). The Women's Companion to International Film. University of California Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-520-08879-5.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. Fountain, Clarke. "Orid Hallan". New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
  4. "I Want a Solution, Said Marzouk". Cinéma Arabe. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. "Egypt's cinematic gems: I Want a Solution". مدى مصر. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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