The Leech (, also known as A Woman's Youth) is a 1956 Egyptian drama film directed by Salah Abu Seif. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis
The film revolves around Imam Biltagy Hassanein Shoukry Sarhan), a young man who comes from the countryside to study in Cairo. In the Al-Khalifa neighboorhood, he rents a house from a woman named Shafaat (Taheyya Kariokka). Seduced by her, he indulges in vice and falls behind on his studies. On the other hand, a young woman close to him who has known him since childhood helps out of the spiral. The latter woman’s father advises Biltagy to stay away from her, so he fights to break out of Shafaat’s clutches.
Cast
Taheyya Kariokka (Shafaat) Shoukry Sarhan (Imam Biltagy Hussein) Shadia (Salwa) Abdel Warress Asser (Uncle Hasbo) Seraj Munir (Ismail al-Sharnouby Ferdoos Mohammed (Imam's mother) Mary Ezz el-Din (Mrs. Sharnouby) Soleiman el-Gendy (Fathi) Abbas el-Daly Abdel Moneim Bassioni (police officer)