

Mercedes
1993-11-15 · 105 min · ★ 4.8
Nubi, a wealthy man with Communist ties, sets out to find his half-brother Gamal, who has been disowned for being gay, to let him inherit his father's fortune. In the process, Nubi is supposed to kill Gamal's stepmother Raifa, a suspected drug dealer, before she can kill his half-brother.
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- Directors
- Yousry Nasrallah
- Production companies
- MISR International Films, Paris Classics Productions
- Countries
- Egypt, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Zaki Fatin Abdel WahabNubi
Magdy KamelGamal
YousraWarda / Afifa
Seif AbdelrahmanMohamed Taher
Bassem SamraAshraf
Abla KamelRawheya
Menha BatraouiRaifa
Tahiya CarioccaWarda's Mother
Talaat ZeinBlack Diplomat
Mona Zakaria
Ahmed Kamal
Salwa Mohamed Ali
Tamim Abdo
Ahmed Sami AbdallahTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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