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People on the Top is a 1981 Egyptian drama film based on a story by Naguib Mahfouz and directed by Ali Badrakhan. It stars Soad Hosny, Nour El-Sherif and Ezzat El Alaili. The film revolves around the Infitah that took place in the 1970s and its impact on Egyptian society through the enrichment of a pickpocket through the Infitah and smuggling of goods through customs. A police officer refuses to allow the pickpocket to marry his sister and seeks to trap him.