I Want a Solution

I Want a Solution
Arabicأريد حلا
Directed bySaid Marzouk
Written byHusn Shah
Screenplay bySaid Marzouk
Faten Hamama
Saad El-Din Wahbah
Produced bySalah Zulfikar
StarringFaten Hamama
Rushdy Abaza
CinematographyMustafa Imam
Edited bySaid El-Sheikh
Music byGamal Salama
Production
company
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

I Want a Solution (Arabic: أريد حلاً, translit.Oridu hallan) is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by Said Marzouk and produced by Salah Zulfikar.[1] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] The film criticized the laws governing marriage and divorce in Egypt.[3] The film is listed in Top 100 Egyptian films list and it earned the 1975 Ministry of Culture's best producer award for Salah Zulfikar. The script was written by Husn Shah, Said Marzouk and Faten Hamama.[4] The film is inspired by a true story and it is Marzouk's third feature film.[5]

  1. ^ Annette Kuhn (1990). The Women's Companion to International Film. University of California Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-520-08879-5.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Orid Hallan". New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
  4. ^ "I Want a Solution, Said Marzouk". Cinéma Arabe. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Egypt's cinematic gems: I Want a Solution". مدى مصر. Retrieved 15 November 2017.