Works DatabaseEgyptian Drama, Cinema, and Theatre

The Maid

Original Title: Il shaghala

  • Film
  • 2010
  • 19m
  • Released

The Maid, a short narrative film, examines the moments in which we are forced to understand that other people are real in the same way that we are. Rasha is an Egyptian housemaid, who is not so skilled at her job. When her suspicions about her employer are confirmed, Rasha must come to terms with her perceptions of trust, duty, and her place within the family household.

  • Directing Heidi Saman
  • Writing Heidi Saman
  • Starring Samar AbdelwahabMahmoud ElLozyAsser Yassin

The Maid, a short narrative film, examines the moments in which we are forced to understand that other people are real in the same way that we are. Rasha is an Egyptian housemaid, who is not so skilled at her job. When her suspicions about her employer are confirmed, Rasha must come to terms with her perceptions of trust, duty, and her place within the family household.

Samar Abdelwahab
Mahmoud ElLozy
Farah Youssef
  • Directing Heidi Saman
  • Writing Heidi Saman
  • Cinematography Dawn Chenette
  • Editing Heidi Saman
  • Production Islam El Azzazi
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