The Second Wife

A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.

Cast

Soad Hosny

as Fatma فاطمة

Shoukry Sarhan

as Abu el Ela أبو العلا

Sanaa Gamil

as Hafiza حفيظة

Salah Mansour

as Mayor Etman عتمان- العمدة

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

as Hassan حسان الخفير

Soheir El Morshedy

as Sister زوجة أخو العمدة

Hassan El Baroudy

as شيخ البلد

Naima ElSoghier

as Nazima نظيمه الدايه

Mohamed Noah

as شقيق العمدة

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

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