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The Lover

10.020121h 50mMovieDramaRomance

The autobiography of a film director who grows up in a small town then leaves for the city to finish his studies. When he became famous, he decided to make a film about his upbringing in the village based on his childhood memories.

DirectorAbdellatif Abdelhamid
WriterAbdellatif Abdelhamid

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Cast · Directed by Abdellatif Abdelhamid

AAAbdel Moneim Amayri
Abdel Moneim Amayri
Mourad
DKDima Kandalaft
Dima Kandalaft
Rima
AAAbdellatif Abdelhamid
Abdellatif Abdelhamid
Father
FSFadi Sobieh
Fadi Sobieh
School Principal
QNQays Sheikh Najib
Qays Sheikh Najib
Omar
RM
Rabab Merhej
ASAyman Abdel Salam
Ayman Abdel Salam
نزار
MZ
Masa Zaher
Huda
AR
Ahmed Rafea
مروان
JEJamal El-Ali
Jamal El-Ali
HAHussain Abbas
Hussain Abbas
MEMaen Abd Elhaq
Maen Abd Elhaq
نادر

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