Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.
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Cairo Station was released in 1958 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 18 reviews, giving Cairo Station (1958) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 88% and users giving an average score of 90%.
With a score of 79%, Cairo Station is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1958, which stands at 60%.
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