Yacout
ياقوت
Watch yacout Movies2Watch. The film is an Egyptian adaptation of a play by Marcel Pagnol, transposed into an Egyptian and Arab context. It follows the story of a shy, naive professor who allows himself to be exploited by an aristocrat or influential figures—depending on the interpretation—in a gambling scheme or a con. As the plot unfolds, the professor undergoes a moral transformation, coming to accept and eventually adopt behaviors that were initially alien to his nature. The narrative explores two central themes: the temptation of corruption and the clash of cultural codes—specifically between Western culture and the Arab/Cairene society depicted in the film.
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Country: Egypt, France
- Director: Naguib ElRihani
- Cast: Naguib ElRihani, Emy Brévannes, Edmond Tuima, Badie' Khayri, Aimée Provence, Nahed Kamal, Sherif Abdo, Abd Allah Saleh, Shukry Ramsès, Hassan Sayed Ahmed, Victor Bolad, Abdo Darwish,
