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Souq El Kanto is an age-old retelling of a love story that faces obstacles. The mosalsaltransports us to Cairo in 1929 and to Souq El Kanto, a market specializing in the sale of old unwanted items and textiles. Taha Al Qamash (Amir Karara) is the son of a popular textile merchant and a Robin Hood of sorts trying to maneuver the British occupation by making his money from bootlegging and selling counterfeit liquor to local bars, among other activities. On the other hand, Rawia (Mai Ezzeldin) is a young Greek woman who works as a seamstress for Madame Marie at an atelier. Despite owning their own hotel, they are riddled in debts racked up by her late father, and Rawia is trying her best to think up quick get rich plans to pay back their debts. The action picks up when both paths collide as love sparks between them — surprise, surprise — but run into hurdles due to religious differences, and several betrayals and brushes with the law. Souq El Kanto is available on Shahid.

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