The Nightingale's Prayer (1959)

Genres - Drama, Romance, Culture & Society  |   Sub-Genres - Family Drama, Romantic Drama  |   Run Time - 126 min.  |   Countries - Egypt, United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

A poor woman plots revenge against the engineer who soiled her family name in this drama starring Arabian screen sensation Faten Hamama. As tradition and poverty weigh down on Amna (Mamama)'s shoulders following a the desecration of her family honor by a brazen engineer (Ahmed Mazhar), the determined young woman decides to fight back and take back her name despite the grueling battle that lies ahead.

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woman, honor [integrity], family