Watch out for Zouzou

SAFAR Film Festival Presents

Watch out for Zouzou

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About Watch out for Zouzou

خلي بالك من زوزو

Director: Hassan El-Imam
Country: Egypt
Release: 1972
Languages: Arabic with English subtitles
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Romance
Run Time: 132 Minutes

Join SAFAR for a premiere of the newly restored Watch Out for Zouzou (1972), by Hassan Al-Imam, a beloved 1970s Egyptian musical brimming with wit, romance, and cultural tension.

This classic was one of the highest-grossing Egyptian films of all time. Starring Suad Husni – known affectionately as the ‘Cinderella of the Screen’ and often compared to Marilyn Monroe – the story examines societal tensions when traditional values and social mores are challenged by modern liberalism in 1970s Egypt. What could be described in modern terms as a ‘musical dramedy’, the story tells of Zouzou, a student who comes from a family of entertainers, but if her peers were to discover that she is a belly dancer by night both her studies and blossoming romance would be at great risk…


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