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Why Am I Living

7.519611h 30mMovieDrama

A good-hearted young man who's his family's sole source of financial support falls in love with his neighbor, all while he has to resist the temptations of the leader of a gang specializing in customs clearance. Will he succumb to the temptations or preserve his morality?

DirectorIbrahim Emara
WriterAbdel Ghani Qamar
ProducerKamal Salah ElDein

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Cast · Directed by Ibrahim Emara

SSShoukry Sarhan
Shoukry Sarhan
صلاح درويش
SHSoad Hosny
Soad Hosny
نبيلة
MSMohsen Sarhan
Mohsen Sarhan
مصطفى
ZNZouzou Nabil
Zouzou Nabil
أمينه والدة صلاح
KEKamal Salah ElDein
Kamal Salah ElDein
الوجه الجديد جميل
NFNagwa Fouad
Nagwa Fouad
الراقصة ابتسام
AQAbdel Ghani Qamar
Abdel Ghani Qamar
عصفور العبيط
AKAdly Kasseb
Adly Kasseb
أحد رجال الحاج مصطفى
MHMohamed Hamdy
Mohamed Hamdy
ثابت
SEShafiq Nour ElDein
Shafiq Nour ElDein
عم درويش
ASAhmed Shawqi
Ahmed Shawqi
ضابط
KAKamel Anwar
Kamel Anwar
عم حنفي

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