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Nights of The Jackal
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Nights of The Jackal

1988-01-02 · 105 min · ★ 6.0

Drama

Syria, 1967, rumors of war. Abu Kamel, a peasant who farms tomatoes near Latakia, bullies his family. One by one, each rebels against him or finds a route to break away.

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Directors
Abdellatif Abdelhamid
Production companies
المؤسسة العامة للسينما
Countries
Syrian Arab Republic
Status
Released

Top Cast

Asaad FeddaAsaad Fedda
Najah Al Abd Allah
Bassam KousaBassam Kousa
Tolay HaroonTolay Haroon
Mohsen Ghazi
Zuhair RamadanZuhair Ramadan
Nihal Khateeb
Ramy Ramadan
Salwa Hanna
Azza Al-Bahra
Shareef Al-SayedShareef Al-Sayed
Nabih Noaman
Salim Turkmani

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