

The Mute
1980-11-10 · 95 min · ★ 6.0
Engineer Ahmed indirectly causes the death of his colleague Hossam, and suffers from a neurological trauma that causes him to be mute. He gets to know Aida, who admires him, so they plan to get married despite her father's objections.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ahmed El-Sabawy
- Production companies
- معامل مدينة السينما
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 13,900
- Revenue
- USD 17,740
Top Cast
Mahmood YaseenAhmed
Madiha KamelAida
Salah NazmiAida's father
EmanLaila
Ehsan SherifZeinab
Nahed SamirKhadiga
Aaidah RiyadhNagwa
Adel BorhamHossam
Ashraf El-SelehdarThe Doctor
Taghreed AbdulhamidNadia
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