

The Guardian is the Thief
2007-10-11 · 265 min · Not rated
A Kuwaiti comedy play starring Taariq Al-'Ali, Khalid Al-Beraiki, Shihaab Hajiah and others
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Production details
- Directors
- Mohamed Al Hamly
- Production companies
- Frogy Media Production
- Countries
- Kuwait
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 18,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 27,000,000
Top Cast
Tariq Al-Aliعتيج المنقسي
Haya Al-Shoaibiالام
Shihab Hajiyehفؤاد الرمان
Farhan Al-Aliالخال شاهين
Mohammed Al-Hamaliرمان
Khaled Al-Buraikiخالد هاشم الواير
Hani Al Tabbakhشربل
May Al Balooshiرمانة
Fahad Al Bannaiفهد
Mohamed Bash
Ahmed Al-Baroudشربل
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