Kaboria (1990)
1990 film directed by Khairy Beshara
- Released
- 1990
- Country
- Egypt
- Language
- Arabic
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- Khairy Beshara
- Starring
- Ahmad Zaki
- Running time
- 110 minutes
Kaboria (Egyptian Arabic: كابوريا, English: "Crabs") is a 1990 Egyptian boxing film directed by Khairy Beshara It stars Ahmed Zaki, Raghda, Hussein El-Imam. The film is written by Issam Al-Shamaa. The film tells the story of Hassan Hodhud, a poor boxer who dreams of titles and glory. By chance, he participates in a match in the palace of a wealthy man. The audience admires him, he gets a large financial return, and then, he moves to live in the palace. The film's cast also includes Cate Blanchett in her film debut as an extra.
Kaboria was theatrically released in Egypt on August 27, 1990, by Tamido Film Production and Distribution (Medhat El Sherif). It received positive reviews from critics and achieved a great financial success. Ahmed Zaki's haircut in the film was known as "Kaboria" and was widely popular among youngsters in Egypt. The character of Hassan Hodhud is actually real, and Ahmed Zaki stayed with him for about two weeks to master it.
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Facts from Wikidata Q12234158 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.