# Cairo Station (1958)

> In a bustling Cairo railway station, an isolated newspaper vendor’s obsessive desire collides with a porter’s labor activism and a society shaped by repression.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/31571

## Facts

- Runtime: 77 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Youssef Chahine
- Cast: Farid Shawqy, Hind Rostom, Youssef Chahine, Hassan El Baroudy, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Ahmed Abaza, Essmat Mahmoud, Hussain Ismael
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051390/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, unsettling, psychologically intense, classic cinema night, arthouse film viewing

## Synopsis

A poignant exploration of obsession and social struggle set against the backdrop of Cairo's bustling train station.

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