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Al-Khayt Al-Rafee (Arabic: الخيط الرفيع, The Thin Thread)is a 1971 Egyptian drama film directed by Henry Barakat and the story is by Ihsan Abdel Quddous. It starred Faten Hamama and Mahmoud Yacine.

Plot

Mona (Faten Hamama) is a poor working lady who works as an employee at a bank and the family breadwinner. Under the pressure of having a sick father and a mother who keeps pushing her to increase their income, she has an affair with an old wealthy businessman Abdelkarim (Salah Nazmy). Mona gets to know Adel (Mahmoud Yacine), an engineer who works in her lover's company (Abdelkarim). Adel declares his love to her and she convinces him to resign and establish his own company. Moreover, she gives him her jewelry as a capital and she supports and encourages him and she cut her ties with (Abdelkarim).

Cast


 * Faten Hamama as Mona
 * Mahmoud Yacine as Adel
 * Salah Nazmy as Abdelkarim
 * Imad Hamdy as Hosni
 * Fathia Chahine
 * Poussi
 * Alya Abdelmenem

Awards

Al-Khayt Al-Rafee received the Special Award in the first Tehran International Film Festival (1972).