

Elect Mother of Ali
1993-11-03 · 210 min · ★ 7.0
A Kuwaiti comedy play that talks about the period that followed the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion. The play cynically dealt with the issue of women entering the political battlefield through Umm Ali (Ansar Al-Sharah) mother, wife and housewife who decides to run in the parliamentary elections and faces many problems and strange situations .
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- Directors
- Najaf Jamal
- Production companies
- Kuwait TV
- Countries
- Kuwait
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Dawood Husseinأبو حمد
Entesar Alsharahأم علي
Abdullrahman Al-Aqelعلي / النائب
Khalel Esmailأبو علي
Mohamed ElAjaimeأستاذ سنبل / أبو فواز / أبو مجبل
Abd Al-Nasser Darweeshجمال / أم عهدي
Mona Abdul Majeed
Abdullah Al-Otaibi
Sabah Al-Diqaaq
Abdul Mohsen Al-Suhail
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