A Handful of Days
1978, Arabic. Directed by Tayseer Abood.
Chief Kamel loses his job after an accident. His wife, Widad, works as a secretary for his company's manager. When Kamel suspects his wife's betrayal and divorces her, he leaves with his son to Cairo. Widad marries the manager and the employee Hamdy tries to assault her.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 7 August 1978
- Original title
- أيام العمر معدودة
- Written by
- Faisal Nada
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A Handful of Days runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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A Handful of Days isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 August 1978. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Handful of Days?
A Handful of Days (1978) was directed by Tayseer Abood and stars Farid Shawqy, Nahed Sherif, Magdy Wahba.