Desire and Loss
1972, Arabic. Directed by Ahmed Diaa Aldin.
Abdullah, a car driver, is accused in the murder of the thug Magdy and a friend of the Ghanaian Nawal. This criminal escapes after he tried to defend himself, but the events follow and he is also accused of killing the Ghanaian Nawal, he lands in one of the villas where Murad and his wife live with their young son, and Abdullah takes from the house residents Hostages so he can escape
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 1 July 1972
- Original title
- الرغبه والضياع
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Ahmed Tharwat, Mahmoud Samaha
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Desire and Loss runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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Desire and Loss isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 July 1972. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Desire and Loss?
Desire and Loss (1972) was directed by Ahmed Diaa Aldin and stars Nour El-Sherif, Rushdy Abaza, Hind Rostom.