Egyptian version of a popular play by French writer Pagnol.A timid and naive schoolteacher is taken advantage of.
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school character studies where the "hero" is actually kind of a worm, then yes, watch Yacout. It’s for the folks who prefer dialogue over explosions. If you need your protagonists to be morally upright or heroic, you will probably be frustrated by how quickly this guy sells his so...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school character studies where the "hero" is actually kind of a worm, then yes, watch Yacout. It’s for the folks who prefer dialogue over explosions. If you need your protagonists to be morally upright or heroic, you will probably be frustrated by how quickly this guy sells his soul for a few bucks. 💸 There is this moment about halfway through where the schoolteacher stops looking like a victim and starts looking like he’s actually having fun being dishon..."
Emy Brévannes
Marcel Pagnol, Nagib El-Rihani, Badi Khayri, Ihsan Khaled
Egypt
1920 · IMDb 4.4
Richard Smith
