فيلا ٦٩

Hussein (Khaled Abol Naga) is a consulting engineer in the autumn of his life who shares an office inherited from his father with the children of his father's business partner. A lover of art and an oud player, he aspires to everything beautiful across all facets of life, both professionally and personally, striving to preserve everything that reminds him of his parents. This includes Villa 69 in Maadi, where he grew up and which his sister Nadra (Lebleba) wants to sell so it can be demolished and replaced by a large apartment building; she had previously taken advantage of his three-year stay in France to sell the family's chalêt in El Mamoura. Hussein, who had been married twice before, currently lives alone in the villa after doctors informed him that his stomach cancer had reached a terminal stage and that his death was imminent. Keeping the diagnosis to himself, he chooses isolation from the world to die alone. His demeanor changes; he becomes abrasive, treating everyone with harsh severity as though deliberately driving them away. He is visited from time to time by young amateur musicians who come to practice playing their instruments. He is also visited by Hanaa (Heba Yosry), who administers his painkiller injections and confides in him about her brother, who constantly quarrels with her and beats her brutally; she longs to marry her fiancé Hossam quickly, who is waiting to resolve an issue over a plot of land he co-owns with his sister so he can sell it and use the proceeds to wed. Hussein's servant, Abdel Hamid, refuses to stay with him, unable to bear watching him die before his eyes, and claims he is traveling to his hometown to visit his sick father; he then stops by Nadra's house to inform her of her brother's impending death and urges her to be by his side. Nadra pretends she is carrying out renovations on her home and wishes to stay with him for a while. Though he adamantly refuses, she insists, and he is forced to relent; she arrives accompanied by her grandson Seif (Omar El-Ghandour) and a Chinese housekeeper. Engineer Haydar (Amgad Riad) serves as the link between Hussein and his consulting firm, dropping by daily with company news. Hussein also maintains a relationship with Sanaa (Arwa Gouda), a much younger woman passionate about photography who holds photo exhibitions and visits him frequently. Seif asks for permission to host his teenage friend Aya (Sally Abed), which Hussein grants; Aya then asks to rehearse with her band at the villa, and he agrees. Gradually, Hussein begins to realize the error of his stance on death and isolation, recognizing that he should embrace life and help others live. He resolves Hanaa's dilemma by buying out her fiancé Hossam's share of the land so they can marry, gifting them a tea set that belonged to his parents. He also surrenders his share in the firm to Engineer Haydar and asks Sanaa not to visit anymore after she learns from Nadra about his fatal illness, believing she has her whole future ahead of her. He then rolls his father's vintage car out of the garage, asks Seif to drive, and together with Aya, they all set out to greet the world outside the villa.

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