Why "The Watermelon Woman" is Just as Powerful 30 Years Later
This movie will always resonate with queer people, for as long as queer people exist.
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The translator loves his cousin, but her father insists that the translator pay the appropriate dowry. He finds nothing but the old house that he owns, and puts it up for sale, but the antiques dealer only offers a low price. At the same time, an antiquities thief gang is searching for the coffin of a pharaonic queen and discovers it in the translator's house.
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The translator loves his cousin, but her father insists that the translator pay the appropriate dowry. He finds nothing but the old house that he owns, and puts it up for sale, but the antiques dealer only offers a low price. At the same time, an antiquities thief gang is searching for the coffin of a pharaonic queen and discovers it in the translator's house.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Abbas Kamel
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