An amusing story of adultery fraught with confusion, where a taxi driver, Sayed, has an affair with his neighbor, the barber's wife. He later discovers that his sister is dating Ringo who also works as a taxi driver. At the same time, Abdallah, Sayed's father, and Zahia, Ringo's mother, are the main characters in a torrid story of love and sex. To augment the confusion, Tafida, Sayed's mother and Mohammed, the barber who is Batta's husband, are lovers.

1st feature

1997, Egypt, Col., 105 min.

ORIGINAL TITLE: Afarit el asphalte

DIRECTOR: Ossama Fawzi
SCREENPLAY: Mostafa Zekry
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tarek El Telmessany
EDITION: Ahmed Metwalli
MUSIC: Peppino D'Agostino
PRODUCER: Hani Guirgis

CAST:
Salwa Khattab, Mahmoud Hemeida, Abdallah, Mahmoud, Gamil Rateb, Hassan Hosni

PRODUCTION:
G.F. Films
40 Talaat Harb St. - Cairo
Tel: 202 767430
Fax: 202 575-6840


WORLD SALES:
Artists Union Company
40 Talaat Harb St. - Cairo
Tel: 202 575-6840
Fax: 202 346-5677


FESTIVALS:

Sochi (Rússia)

1997 | 21º Mostra Internacional de Cinema (São Paulo, Brazil)
* Competition New Filmakers

Source:
http://mostra.org/21/english/films/asphalt-i.htm