

The Garage
1995-11-12 · 110 min · ★ 5.0
Naima, a guardian of architecture and politicians in a garage, in one of the buildings in Zamalek, who is also the mother of seven children. Raising them.
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Production details
- Directors
- Alaa Karim
- Production companies
- أفلام مصر العربية (واصف فايز)
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 23,700
- Revenue
- USD 34,670
Top Cast
Naglaa Fathyنعيمة
Farouq Al Fishawyعبدالله
Tahiya Cariocca
George Sedhomحسني
Sayed Zayyanزينهم
Wafaa Amer
Alaa Wali El Din
شادية عبدالحميد
Omran Bahrيحيى
Karim Al Husainyكريم
Olfat Sukkarسعديّة
Donia Abdel Azzizدنيا
Nawal Hashim
Safinaz Fathy
Sami Maghouri
Fatma Shousha
Fouad Farghaly
Ahmed Sami AbdallahبدويTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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