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Al-Sakakeni

1986 Movie Drama

Azab is a simple employee whose life gets complicated when his brother Samir falls for a prostitute. As Samir tries to help his sweetheart recover from her addiction, she steals some money that was in Azab's custody and Azab is accused of stealing the money.

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September 11 poster
6.4 FILM

Eleven directors from eleven countries each contribute an eleven-minute short reflecting on the events of 11 September 2001: A village teacher in Iran tries to explain to her young students what's happened; city kids in Burkina Faso think they've spotted Osama bin Laden; a deaf Frenchwoman in Manhattan writes a Dear John letter to a man who left that morning for work at the World Trade Center; a Chilean remembers Allende; events recall other deaths; a mother endures more than her son's death. Tones vary, as do the locales. Most concern coming to terms with the events of the day, but at least one confronts the viewer with tragedy and death.

September 11

2002 Drama
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Antar seeks to cleanse the Tel al-Aqrab neighborhood of corruption. The villains of the neighborhood take revenge on him by burning the factory, which is a shelter for every unemployed and fraudster in the hill, Antar becomes paralyzed and the hill returns to its former state. Mahmoud al-Nimsi, who was unjustly imprisoned to complete Antar's mission, expires. Together with Nousa, the owner of the café, he confronts those who want to turn the neighborhood into a supermarket

Scorpions' Hill

1985 Drama
Nights that will never come back poster
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Mona tries to save Laila, the daughter of the wealthy Radwan, who is also her husband. She struggles to save her from the clutches of Hussein, whose morals and character she learned from a previous relationship with him. However, Hussein threatens Mona to reveal her secret to her wealthy husband if she does not stay away from him. So Hussein takes Laila to his house and tries to assault her. Laila lives in bad conditions and a bitter psychological struggle.

Nights that will never come back

1974 Drama
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6.8 FILM

In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter Salma. The younger son Abdallah is more into dancing and poetry, spending most of his times with the gypsy family and getting the daughter pregnant. The Khalifa is depending on the extremists to build his army granting them more power which they use to combat artists and philosophers. The extremists succeed in recruiting Abd Allah and train him to kill his father. Events go on where Marawan, the gypsy singer, is killed and Ibn Rushd's books are burnt. Adapted from the real life of Ibn Rushd AlMasir is Chahine's statement against extremism.

Destiny

1997 Drama
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The widow, Wafiya, is surprised that she has to pay a sum of money to the bank to pay off her husband's debt. Adham proposes to her daughter Farha in exchange for paying the sum, and she agrees. They agree to keep their marriage a secret. Adham dies and his father, Mahmoud, and Saeed are surprised by his marriage. The lawyer waits until Farha gives birth to determine the division of the inheritance. The brothers agree with the midwife to strangle the newborn in exchange for giving her a sum of money.

El-Mulk Lellah

1990 Drama
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Soria works in the theatrical troupe "Asfour Troupe" and marries the director, Essam, despite the actor Shaker being in love with her. Essam travels abroad, and the ship he's on sinks. After the legal waiting period for a missing spouse passes, Soria marries Shaker. Essam suddenly returns, shocking everyone with his reappearance. He is unaware that his wife married his friend during his absence. Soria is torn – Essam insists on reclaiming her, while she feels affection for both husbands. Sensing Soria's inner conflict, Shaker divorces her and marries his colleague Sanaa. Meanwhile, Essam returns to Soria once again.

Bride and two grooms

1982 Comedy

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El-Mulk Lellah poster
80% match FILM

The widow, Wafiya, is surprised that she has to pay a sum of money to the bank to pay off her husband's debt. Adham proposes to her daughter Farha in exchange for paying the sum, and she agrees. They agree to keep their marriage a secret. Adham dies and his father, Mahmoud, and Saeed are surprised by his marriage. The lawyer waits until Farha gives birth to determine the division of the inheritance. The brothers agree with the midwife to strangle the newborn in exchange for giving her a sum of money.

El-Mulk Lellah

1990 Drama

Shares a lead actor · Same director

What Maisie Knew poster
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In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new partners to strengthen their legal standing, Maisie is shuttled back and forth in an endless game of emotional point-scoring. Yet amid the chaos and upheaval, Maisie begins to find true comfort and affection in her new step-parents.

What Maisie Knew

★ 7.1 2013 Drama

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