

Samet Sons
1975-11-26 · 145 min · ★ 8.0
A Kuwaiti play talks about the life of Kuwaitis in the years of poverty experienced by Kuwaitis before the economic boom in the seventies, and discusses work in a comic framework of economic and social problems, including poverty, education, and health, by dealing with the stories of work heroes.
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- Directors
- Najm Abdel Karim
- Production companies
- Arts Center for Artistic Production and Distribution
- Countries
- Kuwait
- Status
- Released
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AbdulHusain AbdulRedhaحسين بن صامت
Saad Al-Farajسعد بن صامت
Hayat Al-Fahadأم سعد
Majid Sultan
Samir Al-Qallaf
Ahlam Mubarakلطيفة
Kathem Al-Zamil
Awad Mahson
Ibrahim Al-Harbiشرطي
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