
Defeated Fatherhood: Mahmoud El-Meligy as a parent in Youssef Chahine’s films
Many remember legendary Egyptian actor Mahmoud El-Meligy’s historic “And you want me to win it?” monologue in Youssef Chahine’s Alexandria Why (1979), as he is trying to convince a revolutionary activist that he should hire him as a lawyer. While the activist, played by another iconic actor, Ahmed Zaki, does not believe in the justice …