Barsoum Looking for a Job (1923)

It is the story of two friends, one a Muslim, Sheik Metwalli, and the other a Coptic Christian, Barsoum, both unemployed, suffering from hunger, and competing for a job in a bank. When the bank’s director mistakes them for wealthy businessmen, he takes them to his home for a lavish lunch. But upon learning their actual status, he chases them out of the house. At the film’s conclusion, as the two friends rest on the sidewalk absorbing their long-overdue meal, they are arrested by a policeman.

Released

1923-01-01

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Runtime

16 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Mohamed Bayoumi

TMDB rating

6.3/10 from 3 votes