Gabr Elkhawater

Gabr Elkhawater (1998)

جبر الخواطر

Nawal is a schizoid patient residing at a mental asylum in Alexandria. After her ex-husband takes away her only son. Dr. Shaker sympathizes with Nawal and decides to help her, but he soon discovers that the asylum's chief is planning to use the patients in unsafe experiments.

Date of release
1998-05-18
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Atef El-Tayeb

Casting

Interesting facts

Gabr Al Khawater is an Egyptian film released on May 18, 1998. The film is directed by Atef El Tayeb, features a screenplay written by Bashir El Deek based on a story by Abdel Fattah Rezk, and stars Sherihan, Ashraf Abdel Baqi, Alaa Waley El Din, Hassan Mustafa, and Farida Saif Al-Nasr. The plot centers on a psychiatrist and a group of patients at a women's psychiatric hospital in Alexandria.

Production

Director Atef El Tayeb died on June 23, 1995, at the age of 47 following complications from heart valve repair surgery. Gabr Al Khawater, his 21st film, was being edited at the time. Editor Ahmed Metwally completed the film, which was shown at the opening of the 1998 Alexandria International Film Festival.

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