Heart of the Night
1989, Arabic. Directed by Atef El-Tayeb.
Ja'far rebels against his controlling grandfather and marries the shepherdess Marwanah. When his grandfather kicks him out, Ja'far is unable to support himself and Marwanah so he leaves her and marries the wealthy lady Huda, but he begins to struggle to prove himself.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Atef El-TayebDirector
- Nour El-SherifJaafar Ibrahim Sayed Al-Rawi
- Mahmoud El GendyMohamed Shukroun
- Mohsena TawfiqHoda Hanem Siddiq
- Farid ShawqySayed Al-Rawi
- Hala SedkiMarwana, Jaafar's mother
- Mohamed HenediBondok
- Othman Abdel MonemSheikh Mansour Thabet
- Salah AbdallahSheikh Sidqi
- Mohamed NagatyMohamed Shukroun (young)
- Noheir AminUmm Muhammad Shukroun
- Nabil ElDessouqyBayram al-Tunisi
- Karima ElSherifDada Bhagat
Details
- Released
- 2 October 1989
- Original title
- قلب الليل
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Mohsen Zayed
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Heart of the Night runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Which OTT platform is Heart of the Night on?
Heart of the Night isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 October 1989. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Heart of the Night?
If you liked Heart of the Night, try The Young One, Skin, El Chicano.
Who directed Heart of the Night?
Heart of the Night (1989) was directed by Atef El-Tayeb and stars Nour El-Sherif, Mahmoud El Gendy, Mohsena Tawfiq.