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A Girl Named Mahmoud

A GIRL NAMED MAHMOUD

بنت اسمها محمود‎ | Bint Ismaha Maĥmood

Directed by Niazi Mostafa
Egypt, 1975
Comedy, Romance, LGBTQ+

Synopsis

Ĥamida is the daughter of illiterate widower al-Ĥag Firghalee who prevents her from studying, saying that she will marry a boy she dislikes. Her friends disguise her as a man and lie to Firghalee, telling him they performed transsexual surgery to change Ĥamida into a man.

Synopsis

Ĥamida is the daughter of illiterate widower al-Ĥag Firghalee who prevents her from studying, saying that she will marry a boy she dislikes. Her friends disguise her as a man and lie to Firghalee, telling him they performed transsexual surgery to change Ĥamida into a man.