Afraid of Something
1979, Arabic. Directed by Yehia El Alami.
Rashed kidnaps student Ismat and takes her to his house. Before he assaults her, he is surprised by the thief Raoof, who saves her, kills him, and runs away with her. Raoof confesses to Ismat that he is forced to steal in order to obtain the money needed to treat his sick daughter. She sympathizes with him and events continue.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Yehia El AlamiDirector
- Nagwa Ibrahimعصمت محمود فهمي
- Rushdy Abazaد. إسماعيل الريدي
- Ezzat Al Alailyرؤوف عبدالغفار
- Gamil Ratibرياض كامل
- Emad Hamdyالصيدلي محمود فهمي
- Abu Bakr Ezzatراشد عبدالغني
- Hussein ElSherbinyد. زكي
- Madiha Yousriسميحة - أم عصمت
- Safia ElEmaryميرفت حسنين مصطفى
- Esaad Younesليلى
- Mariam Fakhr Eddineسمية هانم
- Farouq Naguibحافظ
Details
- Released
- 26 November 1979
- Original title
- خائفة من شيء ما
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Yehia El Alami, Fathy Aboulfadel
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Afraid of Something runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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Which OTT platform is Afraid of Something on?
Afraid of Something isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 November 1979. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Afraid of Something?
If you liked Afraid of Something, try No One Would Tell, Siberian Education, A Crooked Somebody.
Who directed Afraid of Something?
Afraid of Something (1979) was directed by Yehia El Alami and stars Nagwa Ibrahim, Rushdy Abaza, Ezzat Al Alaily.