El-Arafa
1981, Arabic. Directed by Atef Salem.
The events of the film revolve around the university student (Samia Abu Al-Saad), who is arrested because of her political activities. During her imprisonment, (Samia) gets to know a police officer named (Magdy), who hides her in his house, and when the head of intelligence finds out what (Magdy) is doing with this girl He calls his father and warns him not to interfere in what does not concern him. She is transferred to the prison hospital, but she succeeds in escaping again.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Atef SalemDirector
- Omar KhorsheidMagdy Al-Fayoumi
- Madiha KamelSamia Abu Al-Saud
- Madiha YousriOlfat Hanem
- Gamil RatibAl-Kafrawi
- Younes ShalabyKamel Abu Ghraibah
- Mahmood Al-MelejiAl-Fayoumi
- Farouq YoussefFarhat
- Abdel Salam MohamedMarzouk
- Nagah El-MoguiCast
- Mahmoud RashadShawkat
- Hafez AminAbu Ghraibah
- Samia SamyCast
Details
- Released
- 28 March 1981
- Original title
- العرافة
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Abdel Hai Adib
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El-Arafa runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Which OTT platform is El-Arafa on?
El-Arafa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 March 1981. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like El-Arafa?
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Who directed El-Arafa?
El-Arafa (1981) was directed by Atef Salem and stars Omar Khorsheid, Madiha Kamel, Madiha Yousri.