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The Beginning and the End
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The Beginning and the End

1960-10-31 · 130 min · ★ 8.2

Drama

Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

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Directors
Salah Abu Seif
Production companies
دينار فيلم
Countries
Egypt
Status
Released

Top Cast

Omar SharifOmar SharifHassanein
Sanaa GamilSanaa GamilNefisah
Farid ShawqyFarid ShawqyHassan
Kamal HusseinKamal HusseinHussein
Amina RizkAmina RizkThe Mother
Salah MansourThe Grocer's Son
Amaal FaridAmaal FaridBahiya
Abdel Khaleq SalehAbdel Khaleq Saleh
Hamed MorsiHamed Morsi
Mohamed HamdyMohamed Hamdy
Samia RoshdySamia Roshdy
Hussain IsmaelHussain Ismael
Thuraya FakhryThuraya Fakhry
Abdel Moneim IsmailAbdel Moneim Ismail
Mohamed NabihMohamed NabihUncle Jaber
Ahmed ShukryAhmed ShukryHassan Hassan Hassan
Mokhtar HussainMokhtar Hussain
Shushu Ezz El DinShushu Ezz El Din

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