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The Hunger
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The Hunger

1986-01-02 · 112 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

In a new tale of the epic of Harafish, an unjust bully controls the alley, whose brother was imprisoned unjustly after he fed the poor without his permission. While in prison, his wife is preparing for a revolution by the poor to demolish this corrupt regime and end the tyranny in the alley.

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Directors
Ali Badrakhan
Production companies
علي بدرخان
Countries
Egypt
Status
Released

Top Cast

Soad HosnySoad Hosnyزبيده
Mahmoud Abdel AzizMahmoud Abdel Azizفرج الجبالي
YousraYousraملك السمري
Abdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz Makhyounجابر الجبالي
Sanaa YounesSanaa Younesزينب
Thuraya HelmyThuraya Helmyخاله حليمه
Samiha TawfiqSamiha Tawfiqشربات ام فرج
Hanan SolimanHanan Solimanفله
Said TarabeekSaid Tarabeekالمعلم محروس
Adel AwadAdel Awad
Sayed SadekSayed Sadekالمعلم برهان
Naeem EssaNaeem Essa
Othman Abdel MonemOthman Abdel Monemشيخ المسجد
Hafez AminHafez Amin
Abdel Ghani NaserAbdel Ghani Naserالمعلم عزيز
Youssef EidYoussef Eid
Mohamed TrabeekMohamed Trabeek
Ibrahim HassaneinIbrahim Hassanein
عبدالحي عزبعبدالحي عزب
Sayed HatemSayed Hatem

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