Barsoum Looking for a Job

Barsoum Looking for a Job (1923)

برسوم يبحث عن وظيفة

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.

Date of release
1923-01-01
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
16m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Mohamed Bayoumi

Casting

Interesting facts

Barsoum Looking for a Job is a 1923 Egyptian silent film written and directed by Mohammed Bayoumi, and stars Bishara Wakim. It is produced by Mohammed Bayoumi and released on 31 December 1923. The film is the first in the history of African cinema.

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