Kaboria (film)

Kaboria (Egyptian Arabic: كابوريا,^[1][2] English: "Crabs") is a 1990 Egyptian boxing film^[3][4][5] written by Issam Al-Shamaa and directed by Khairy Beshara^[6][7] It stars Ahmed Zaki, Raghda and Hussein El-Imam.^[8] The film tells the story of Hassan Hodhud, a poor boxer who dreams of titles and glory.^[9] By chance, he participates in a match in the palace of a wealthy man.^[10][11] The audience admires him, he gets a large financial return, and moves to live in the palace.^[12]

Kaboria
Egyptian Arabic	كابوريا
Directed by	Khairy Beshara
Written by	Issam Al-Shamaa
Produced by	Hussein El-Imam
Starring	Ahmed Zaki Raghda Hussein El-Imam
Cinematography	Mohsen Ahmed
Edited by	Ahmed Metwally
Music by	Hussein El-Imam
Production company	El-Imam Star (Hussein El-Imam)
Distributed by	Tamido Film Production and Distribution (Medhat El Sherif) Cinematheque 88
Release date	27 August 1990 (1990-08-27) (Egypt)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Egyptian Arabic

Kaboria was theatrically released in Egypt on August 27, 1990, by Tamido Film Production and Distribution (Medhat El Sherif).^[13] It received positive reviews from critics and achieved a great financial success.^[14] Ahmed Zaki's haircut in the film was known as "Kaboria" and was widely popular among youngsters in Egypt.^[15] The character of Hassan Hodhud is actually real, and Ahmed Zaki stayed with him for about two weeks to master it.^[16][17][18]

Plot

Hassan Hodhud is a poor young man who loves boxing, and dreams with his friends Mahmoud and Mustafa to reach the Olympics. Hassan and his friends pass by the float of the millionaire, Suleiman, so his wife, Horreya, invites them to participate in boxing matches in their elegant palace in exchange for attractive financial rewards, while Hassan Hodhud’s matches with his other young competitors are subject to imaginary bets between Horreya and Suleiman, Hassan achieves impressive victories to get huge money rewards. He moves to live in Suleiman's Palace, where Horreya seeks to seduce him, but he rejects her, so she pronounces him and decides to avenge her dignity. Hassan discovers that he has become a puppet that both Suleiman and his wife Horreya tamper with, so he throws what he has earned in their face and abandons wealth and palaces to return to the popular neighborhood in which he resides, starting again in new rounds of boxing, content with the looks of his beloved.

Cast

• Ahmed Zaki as Hassan Hodhud
• Raghda as Horeyya
• Hussein El-Imam as Suleiman
• Sahar Rami as Noor
• Shafiq Galal as Aziz
• Mohamed Lotfy as Mahmoud
• Youssef Dawoud as Captain
• Hassan Hussein as Nono
• Ann El-Tork as Amar
• Nabaweya Saeed as Dalala
• Ahmed Shatta as Antar
• Cate Blanchett as Extra in a dancing scene^[19]

Staff

• Written by: Issam El-Shamaa
• Directed by: Khairy Beshara
• Cinematography: Mohsen Ahmed
• Editing: Ahmed Metwally
• Produced by: Hussein El-Imam
• Soundtrack: Hussein El-Imam
• Production studio: El Imam Star (Hussein El-Imam)
• Internal distribution: Tamido Film Production and Distribution (Medhat El Sherif)
• External Distribution: Cinematheque 88

See also

• Cinema of Egypt
• List of boxing films
• List of Egyptian films of 1990
• List of Egyptian films of the 1990s

References

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6. "Ahmed Elsakka, Recipient of 2021 GFF's Career Achievement Award". EgyptToday. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
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8. Hajimirsadeghi, Ashley (2022-01-20). "These Are Cate Blanchett's Best Performances, Ranked". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
9. حداد, حسن (2016-01-01). تعال إلى حيث النكهة : رؤى نقدية في السينما (in Arabic). Al Manhal. ISBN 9796500258188.
10. "Kaboria Film - 1990 - Dhliz - Leading Egyptian movie and artist database". dhliz.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
11. الفتاح, عبد العزيز عبد (2015-12-21). حواء بين الواقع والإعلام (in Arabic). دار المعارف. ISBN 978-977-02-8208-3.
12. "Before Blue Jasmine there was Kaboria... Did Cate Blanchett really make her film debut in Egypt?". en-maktoob.entertainment.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
13. "StackPath". dailynewsegypt.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
14. "Who knew...? Cate Blanchett's Arab roots". Al Arabiya English. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
15. Cairo Today. International Business Associates. 1990.
16. "From Japanese to Hollywood Superstars: International Movie Celebs That Have Blessed Our Egyptian Screens". Scoop Empire. 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
17. Cairo Today. International Business Associates. 1990.
18. Kalinak, Kathryn (2012). Musica da film. Una breve introduzione (in Italian). EDT srl. ISBN 978-88-6040-725-2.
19. "Cate Blanchett on madness, motherhood and working with Woody Allen". The Herald. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

External links

• Kaboria at IMDb
• Kaboria on elCinema