The Escape (الهروب)

Tamido for Production & Distribution

Medhat El-Sherif presents

Ahmed Zaki

Hala Sidqy

Mohamed Wafik

Abdel Aziz Makhyoun

Abu Bakr Ezzat

Great actress: Zuzu Nabil

Great actor: Hassan Hosni

THE ESCAPE

Story and Screenplay: Mustafa Moharram

Produced by: Medhat El-Sherif

Director of photography: Mohsen Nasr

Directed by: Atef El-Tayeb

Get your money and passports ready

l' ll pass and collect them

- Heneidy Nag' awi - Yes

Stand at that door. Don't let anyone in

Get to work, man

Give me that, Selim

An Upper Egyptian threw his wife off the balcony

She came back and said, that wasn't funny, Mohamadein!

Why the long face? Give me that

Are they glued to your hands or what?

Listen, son

This is all the money l have

l sold everything l own to get it

With God's grace you' ll make up the money and more

Your money, Khater

Give, Solaiman

Am Mandour..

Are you going to say you sold your land?

lf you don't believe me ask your brother

Never mind; soon you' ll become a big landowner

Don't worry, Zakhary. Put your faith in God

l' m scared; remember what a prankster he was as a kid?

Yes?

Quinawy; this money's short. Shall l count it?

lt's 50 pounds short

l asked everyone in the village no one could lend it to me

not even the outlaws in the hills

Pay it for him, Montasser; you' re working and doing well

l' ll send you the money as soon as l get there

or to your mother in the village

Bear witness to that

Quinawy Abu lsmail owes me 50 pounds

We testify to that

OK; Quinawy Abu lsmail

Everyone remain seated so we can get this done

Bravo. Makhzangy. Perfect; the devil himself would be fooled

Not even the embassy can tell the difference

This is the biggest group you' re sending abroad so far

lt's all in the name of good

One must give the poor a break

l need another 5 thousand

Would you charge the same fee for wholesale?

Be thankful and don't get greedy. Don't rock the boat

Let the boat sink! You've made a lot out of this, too

- Don't jinx me! - What?

- See you - Fine, fine

lt's a big game this time, Montasser

Those guys are from my village

You want to tell me you' re sending them abroad for free?

No, genius; l' m getting my usual commission

Change these 2 thousand pounds into dollars

Dealing in hard currency?

l' m going to give each a few dollars to get by on till they get paid

- Hello, Farid - Good morning, Mrs. Nagwan

- Are my tickets ready? - ln a minute

How are you, Montasser?

Don't you remember me?

l've been to your office several times; l' m a friend of your wife's

l knew you looked familiar

- Drop by sometime - God willing

- Let Medhat bring you - Alright. Excuse me

Farid..

What does that woman do?

She makes a living by sending people like you abroad

Labourers?

ldiot! Female workers... of a specific kind

Good Lord! Does Medhat know that?

Ask him. You' re in luck, man! The lady has her eye on you

- Where's Montasser? - Getting the tickets

Bring me the contracts

Alright

When are you getting married, Zeinab?

When Montasser finds a flat

You deserve a palace, not a flat

- What' re you doing, gal? - Getting the contracts

- Get down; l' ll get them - What's with you, Montasser?

Why' re you so short-tempered?

Listen, Medhat. That's my cousin and my wife

Not yet. The marriage is certified but not consummated

Besides, she might change her mind

This isn't a joke, Medhat

By God l' d kill you and drink of your blood!

Good Lord! Will you always be such a hothead?

Did you bring the tickets?

Yes. Are you done with the visas?

They gave me hell at the embassy; didn't want to get them done today

These visas are fake. This is Makhzangy's work

What Makhzangy, idiot? Come on, take them

l said this is Makhzangy's work. l' m no idiot

You' re being an idiot right now

- l' ll take one to the embassy - Where' re you going? What's with you?

- This is Makhzangy's work - But foolproof

No, Medhat. Not with these

We can con the guys from Boroles or El-Borg

But those guys are from my hometown

l don't know the others. l never broke bread with them

nor do l know how they got the money

Didn't we agree to that before l brought them?

This is my reward for letting you in on the secrets of the trade?

l should've hired you as an errand boy like you were in the army

l wasn't an errand boy

l was a respectable gunner, the best in the batallion

For my sake; those men must be sent off clean

for my sake

There aren't enough contracts

Where' ll we find work contracts for them all?

They can wait till we can send them off clean

Do you know how much we' ll make out of this?

A quarter of a million, a nice little nest egg

We can start a company together

We' ll get out of this office and expand..

Don't trouble yourself

Either you get legal contracts and visas for them or refund their money -

or by God l' ll report you to the police myself

- What do you say? - l say you' re stupid

Am Zakhary, come here... Heneidy!

Wait, damn you!

What is it, Montasser?

Nothing. Travel procedures have been delayed for a week -

till we get your visas

How so, son? We' re ready to leave

Sorry; ln a week.. right, Medhat?

- ln a week - Clean contracts and visas?

God willing

Come back in a week; you don't want your money to go to waste

What's going on, Montasser?

Nothing; your flight's been delayed for a week. lt's no big deal

Be off now or you' ll miss the train

- A week! - lt's no big deal. Go on, now

Goodbye

l' ll be expecting you next week

How' ll you change the visas on the passports?

lt' ll cost us

We' ll cancel the old visas and get new ones

- From the embassy - From the embassy, Montasser

- And the contracts? - They' ll be clean

lf you trick me you' ll regret it for the rest of your life

- Still mad at me? - How could you talk to me like that?

l love you and want to protect you

So you treat me so rudely in front of a stranger?

- What will he say about me now? - l' d kill him if he slanders you

You' re nave, Zeinab. You don't understand

We must keep away from those people

You' re blowing the whole thing out of proportion

No, Zeinab. l just found out -

that Medhat's doing dirty business with that Nagwan woman

She's a sweet woman! What's wrong with her?

Keep away from her, she's bad

You' re naive. Let's hope we can get out of this safely

What's wrong with her job? lt's respectable and the salary's good

l' m the one who got her that job

and l' ll find her a better one

She won't leave her job till she gets a new one

Come here. Sit down

Would you go back to the village with me?

Where?

El-Hager

You might have heard bad things about it

But don't believe it

El-Hager is the most beautiful village in the world

But l was born and raised here

lf you want to go back, go alone

- Excuse me - Go ahead

Here's the key

lt's you! l've been standing here waiting

What is it? You've never done it before

Good afternoon, Mr. Montasser

We asked him to come in and wait for you but he refused

Thank you, Om Said

Come in, Medhat

Come in.. Welcome

l thought we could have supper together

- l ate at my uncle's - Of course!

Nice room.. Cute

Thank you

l hope you can find a better flat

so you can get married

Or do you intend to get married here?

l don't mind

But Zeinab wants a flat and furniture

Use your head, then. Or do you want to lose her?

Zeinab's my cousin

We've loved each other since she was in high school

The world's changing, Montasser

Today money's everything

Have a bite, man. This kebab's delicious