

Abboud on the Border
1999-07-21 · 105 min · ★ 6.3
Abboud lives a reckless life with his two friends. He knows that he will not enter the army because he's an only child. But when his father marries another woman who gives birth to a boy, Abboud is forced to join the army in spite of being unfit, working at the border with his friends.
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- Directors
- Sherif Arafa
- Production companies
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- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Alaa Wali El DinAboud
Hasan HosnyAbdo
Karim Abdel AzizMansour
Ahmed HelmySaeed
Ghada AdelJameela
Ezzat Abu OufTommy
Mahmoud Abdel Moghny
Ahmed Akl
Sami Sarhan
Said Tarabeek
Hanan ElTaweilwoman in the hair shop
Mohamed Youssef
Khairy Hassan
Mamdouh Maddah
Layla Al Eskandarania
Ahmed Haiba
Ahmed Abdallah
Inas Nour
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