Kaboria (film)

Kaboria
Egyptian Arabicكابوريا
Directed byKhairy Beshara
Written byIssam Al-Shamaa
Produced byHussein El-Imam
Starring
CinematographyMohsen Ahmed
Edited byAhmed Metwally
Music byHussein 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
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

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 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]

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