What Do Girls Want ?
1980, Arabic. Directed by Hasan El-Saifi.
Layla refuses to get married because she believes all men are liars especially after her sister's tragic suicide on her wedding day when her fiancé left her. Layla's father decides to put an end to her stubbornness and sends a letter that explains her problem to Ahmed who works as an editor for the local newspaper. His friend Kamal, a womanizer wants to settle down and find a wife. Ahmed suggests that Kamal should meet with Layla and ask for her hand in marriage, and both of them get engaged. When Layla discovers more on Kamal's past, she breaks off the engagement and the problems commence.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Hasan El-SaifiDirector
- Mahmoud Abdel AzizKamal كمال
- Sohier RamzyLaila ليلى
- Sameer GhanemAhmed أحمد
- HayatemAzza عزة
- Nabil ElHegrassyAbdel Moneim, Laila’s uncle عبدالمنعم
- Ahmed AdaweyaMukhtar مختار
- Salah Nazmieditor رئيس التحرير
- Saleh al-EskandaraniThe janitor البواب
- Mohamed ShawqiKamal's secretary سكرتير كمال
- Salama EliasDr. Shukri, Laila’s father د. شكري
- Tawfiq Al KurdiCast
- Amal IbrahimCast
Details
- Released
- 19 September 1980
- Original title
- البنات عايزة إيه
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Ahmad Abdel Wahab
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What Do Girls Want ? runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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What Do Girls Want ? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 September 1980. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed What Do Girls Want ??
What Do Girls Want ? (1980) was directed by Hasan El-Saifi and stars Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Sohier Ramzy, Sameer Ghanem.