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The Life of Darkness

7.019401h 34mMovieDrama

A middle-class family. The son gets a law degree and wants his son to be a lawyer, but the son wants to be a novelist. The son is surrounded by bad friends, so he is led by them into a life of debauchery and slips into the abyss, betrays…

DirectorAhmad Badrakhan
WritersAhmad Badrakhan·Mahmoud Kamal Hassan

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Cast · Directed by Ahmad Badrakhan

MCMimi Chakib
Mimi Chakib
زهيرة حلمى
MSMohsen Sarhan
Mohsen Sarhan
أحمد علوي
RKRaoheya Khaled
Raoheya Khaled
راوية
FMFerdous Mohamed
Ferdous Mohamed
خديجة - والدة أحمد
THThuraya Helmy
Thuraya Helmy
ميمي
FSFouad Shafiq
Fouad Shafiq
سليمان بك - عشيق زهيرة الغنى
MFMansi Fahmy
Mansi Fahmy
علي علوي - والد أحمد
AWAnwar Wagdi
Anwar Wagdi
محمود الشيمي - صديق أحمد
AAAbdel Fattah Al-Qosari
Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari
المعلم دسوقي - القهوجى
ASAbdel Meguid Shukry
Abdel Meguid Shukry
المحامى عبدالقادر الشرقاوي
YNYahya Najati
Yahya Najati
مدير مجلة العصر
MGMostafa El Gazzar
Mostafa El Gazzar
القاضي

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The Life of Darkness — streaming FAQ

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The Life of Darkness hasn't started streaming in Philippines yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 19, 1940. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.