The Hunger (Al-Go'a, الجوع) is a 1986 Egyptian drama/romance movie, starring Souad Hosni, Yousra and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz. Plot The movie, based upon the novel of the same name by Naguib Mahfouz, examines the social conditions of Cairenes during the first decade of the twentieth century. In doing so, both the movie and novel deal extensively with the themes of poverty and death. Cast Soad Hosni as Zubeida Yousra Mahmoud Abdel Aziz Abdel Aziz Makhyoun Hanan Soliman Sana’a Younis See also Egyptian films of the 1980s List of Egyptian films of 1986 External links References Egyptian romantic drama films 1986 films