The Empress
1999, Arabic. Directed by Ali Abdel-Khalek.
Zanouba is a poor maid, who is deceived by Ahmed, the son of her employer, after believing that he loves her. She returns broken to her neighborhood and decides to end her poverty with her brothers Salem and Zinhom, by trafficking drugs. Ahmed becomes a police officer in charge of fighting the drug trade
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 17 January 1999
- Original title
- الامبراطورة
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Mostafa Moharram
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The Empress runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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The Empress isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 January 1999. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Empress?
The Empress (1999) was directed by Ali Abdel-Khalek and stars Nadia Al Gendy, Ahmad Bedir, Mohammad Reyad.