| I Want a Solution | |
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| Arabic | أريد حلا |
| Directed by | Said Marzouk |
| Written by | Husn Shah |
| Screenplay by | Said Marzouk Faten Hamama Saad El-Din Wahbah |
| Produced by | Salah Zulfikar |
| Starring | Faten Hamama Rushdy Abaza |
| Cinematography | Mustafa Imam |
| Edited by | Said El-Sheikh |
| Music by | Gamal Salama |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
I Want a Solution (Arabic: أريد حلاً, translit.Oridu hallan) is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by Said Marzouk and produced by Salah Zulfikar.[1] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] The film criticized the laws governing marriage and divorce in Egypt.[3] The film is listed in Top 100 Egyptian films list and it earned the 1975 Ministry of Culture's best producer award for Salah Zulfikar. The script was written by Husn Shah, Said Marzouk and Faten Hamama.[4] The film is inspired by a true story and it is Marzouk's third feature film.[5]
The film unveils the injustice of Egypt's personal status laws against women. Doria is an Egyptian woman seeking to divorce her husband Medhat who is a former diplomat with aristocratic background. In flashbacks, we learn that Medhat verbally and physically abused his wife and cheated on her. Doria requested divorce, but according to the Egyptian laws at the time, a woman can only ask for divorce in specific cases.
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