Film · Egypt

The Bullet is Still in My Pocket

Directed by Hossam El Dine Mostafa · Arabic · 1974 · 120 min

Mohamed is a soldier who finds himself in Gaza after the defeat in the 1967 War. He returns to his native village feeling broken and depressed after witnessing the deaths of his fellow soldiers. He still loves Fatima but her father wants her to marry Abbas who exploits the farmers and eventually rapes her.