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Dawn of a New Day

7.819642h 8mMovieDramaRomance

The story of a 40-year-old married woman who has fallen into idleness and does not know how to approach the revolutionary events in her country. She finds a new meaning in life when she falls in love with an aspiring young student. “I shot…

DirectorYoussef Chahine
WriterSamir Nasry
ProducerMary Queeny

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Cast · Directed by Youssef Chahine

SGSanaa Gamil
Sanaa Gamil
Nayla
SASeif Abdelrahman
Seif Abdelrahman
Tareq
HG
Hamdy Ghaith
Hussein
SESoheir El-Bably
Soheir El-Bably
Hoda
YCYoussef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Hamada
ZMZouzou Mady
Zouzou Mady
Sameeha
MSMadiha Salem
Madiha Salem
Magda
HBHassan El Baroudy
Hassan El Baroudy
Hassan
ASAbdel Khaleq Saleh
Abdel Khaleq Saleh
Abdullah
BNBadr Nofal
Badr Nofal
Khalil
LYLayla Yousry
Layla Yousry
Khalil's wife
MEMotawie Eweiss
Motawie Eweiss
Tareq's neighbor

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Dawn of a New Day is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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