The Black Market

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Kamel El Telmessani

Status Released

Release Date 1945-01-02

Storyline

A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.