What A Lie! (Arabic: صباحو كدب / ALA-LC: ṣabāḥū kadab) is an Egyptian comedy film produced in 2007.

What A Lie!
Directed byMuḥammad an-Najār
Screenplay byNuhá al-‘Amrūsī
Aḥmad ‘Abdullāh
Produced byAlbatros Film Production & Distribution
StarringAḥmad Ādam
Muḥammad Sharf
Mīsrah
Amīra Fatḥī
Amīra al-‘Āyadī
Luṭfī Labīb
Music by‘Aṣām Kārīkā
Hashām Jabar
Distributed byAl Arabia Cinema
Release date
  • July 11, 2007 (2007-07-11)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

Synopsis

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The film follows the story of Na‘nā‘ (played by Aḥmad Ādam), who lives in the house he inherited from his mother with his father (Sa‘īd Tarābīk) and his step mother (Mīsrah). Na‘nā‘ is music teacher who lost his eyesight at the age of three in a car accident. When it's revealed that the piece of land he inherited has doubled in value, he is duped into marrying Layl (played by Amīra Fatḥī), who pretends to be a nurse. Over the course of time his eyesight returns and he begins to discover the truth. However, he is convinced by his best friend to keep it a secret, so that he can see for himself how exploitative Egyptian society has become of vulnerable people.

References

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"What A Lie!". El Nouri. Retrieved 16 July 2014.