"They found something in everything"
Bab el-Hadid [Cairo Station]
Salt Beyoğlu
October 18, 2025 17.00
![3 Cairostation <i>Bab el-Hadid</i> [Kahire İstasyonu] (1958) filminden bir kare
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Still from Bab el-Hadid [Cairo Station] (1958)
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Walk-in Cinema
Bab el-Hadid [Cairo Station] (1958)
Director: Youssef Chahine
76 minutes
Arabic; English subtitles
Portrayed by director Youssef Chahine himself, Qinawi is an impoverished newspaper vendor working at Cairo’s central station. He becomes infatuated with the free-spirited Hannuma, who skirts the authorities to sell soft drinks to passengers. Gradually, this turbulent love story intertwines with the station’s chaotic atmosphere.
Blending film noir and neorealism, Bab el-Hadid [Cairo Station] presents a provocative narrative that reflects on the new political order in post-revolution Egypt.
The film will be screened in its original language with English subtitles.
Bab el-Hadid [Cairo Station] (1958)
Director: Youssef Chahine
76 minutes
Arabic; English subtitles
Portrayed by director Youssef Chahine himself, Qinawi is an impoverished newspaper vendor working at Cairo’s central station. He becomes infatuated with the free-spirited Hannuma, who skirts the authorities to sell soft drinks to passengers. Gradually, this turbulent love story intertwines with the station’s chaotic atmosphere.
Blending film noir and neorealism, Bab el-Hadid [Cairo Station] presents a provocative narrative that reflects on the new political order in post-revolution Egypt.
The film will be screened in its original language with English subtitles.
