
Birds of the Nile
2010-04-21 · 120 min · ★ 3.5
A young man leaves his rural origins in search of self-actualization. He moves into a poor neighborhood where he resides with his sister Narjes and gets involved with many women until he discovers he has cancer and encounters another girl with the same pernicious illness.
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- Directors
- Magdy Ahmed Aly
- Production companies
- Unavailable
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 785,964
Top Cast
Fathy Abdel Wahabعبدالرحيم
Abeer Sabryبسيمة
Mahmoud El Gendyالبهي محمد احمد عثمان
Dalal Abdelazizنرجس
Ezzat Abu Oufمصطفي الدرديري - ضيف شرف
Lotfy Labibعباس - ضيف شرف
Ahmad Magdyعبد الله
Saeed Al Saleh
Ramy Al Tumbary
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