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★ 6.8/10•1975•2h 20m•Drama

In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.

Ali Badrakhan · Director

Mamdouh El Leithy · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 20m
LanguageAR
Release DateDec 29, 1975

Actors

Soad Hosny

Soad Hosny

Zeinab

Nour El-Sherif

Nour El-Sherif

Ismail El Sheikh

Kamal Al-Shennawi

Kamal Al-Shennawi

Khaled Safwan

Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy

Diab

Shwikar

Shwikar

Oronfella

Salah Zulfikar

Salah Zulfikar

Shoukry

Emad Hamdy

Emad Hamdy

Author Taha El Gharib

Mohamed Sobhi

Mohamed Sobhi

Helmy

Tahiya Cariocca

Tahiya Cariocca

Zeinab's Mother

Ali Al Sharif

Ali Al Sharif

Hesballah

Fayez Halawa

Fayez Halawa

Detective

Waheid Seif

Waheid Seif

Farouq Youssef

Farouq Youssef

El-Sisi

Naima ElSoghier

Naima ElSoghier

Ismail's Mother

Younes Shalaby

Younes Shalaby

Mohsen

Mohammad Tawfiq

Mohammad Tawfiq

Hamada Abdel Gawad

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