The Basement
1987, Arabic. Directed by Atef El-Tayeb.
The poor widow Umm al-Khair raises her children, Youssef, Waraqia and Aisha. Ruqaya looks to get rich, so she gives in to Dandrawi who gets arrested after one of his buildings collapses. His wife tells Ruqaya's family about her husband's relation with her and Youssef is determined to kill him.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 28 May 1987
- Original title
- البدرون
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Abdel Hai Adib
- Budget
- $750K
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The Basement runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The Basement isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 May 1987. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Basement?
The Basement (1987) was directed by Atef El-Tayeb and stars Sohier Ramzy, Layla Olwy, Sanaa Gamil.