The Rebel Line

الخط الثائر

“A story of honor that made him a criminal.. and made the criminal a national hero”

Tagline: A story of honor that made him a criminal.. and made the criminal a national hero. Khattab works in a quarry to marry Fouton, daughter of Sheikh Yassin. Every Thursday he returns to his village for his mother and fiancée. One day a collapse closes the quarry early, his return uncovers his mother's betrayal with a young man. He takes revenge but to protect her name, claims the man was a thief. The law sees only a murderer. In prison he meets Mansour El-Minyawi, saves him from murder, both are transferred for retrial when their lorry overturns in the mountains. They escape. Will Khattab stay a fugitive or become a legend? The secret of the dark mountains and the British train is why the occupation banned this film in 1932.

Director

Mohammed Karim

Screenplay

Mohammed Karim

Novela

Mohamed Hussein Heikal

Screenplay

Youssef Wahby

Status

Released

Release date

14/08/1932

Original language

Arabic