الهلفوت (1985): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1985, الهلفوت is an action, komödie and krimi film directed by Samir Seif, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. The porter (Arafa) suffers from sexual deprivation. He marries the infamous widow (Warda) but his work efficiency is reduced due to frequent sleep with his wife. Morsi arrives in the town and meets Arafa and his friend, the railway worker, Dasouki, to ask them about the bully Asran. They know that Morsi was commissioned by the wealthy Kilani to hire Asran To kill the contractor Fuad Minawi. Arafa claims that he is Asran and receives 2,000 pounds as a down payment to complete the process. Morsi discovers the trick and a battle between Arafa and Asran breaks out. Asran gets killed, but the medical report confirms that Asran died of a heart attack. Kilani asks Arafa to complete the crime, but Arafa refuses, and one of Kelani's agents kills Dasouki and fails to kill Arafa. Arafa decides to take revenge for killing Desouki.

Who’s in it. الهلفوت stars Adel Emam as Arafa, Salah Qabil, Saeed Saleh as Dasoki and Elham Shahein as Warda, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, الهلفوت has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch الهلفوت page.

If you liked it. Fans of الهلفوت tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.