

A Citizen Under Investigation
1993-05-03 · 89 min · Not rated
A Citizen Under Investigation is the great Egyptian director Henry Barakat's last film, and a damning indictment of Egypt's ruling military dictatorship.
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- Directors
- Henry Barakat
- Production companies
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- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
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Farouq Al FishawyTawfiq Abdul Rahman
Ashraf Abdel BakyAhmad
Mahmoud El GendyJournalist Hamdi
Sohier RamzyNadia Othman
Hasan HosnyMurad Mansour
Mariam Fakhr EddineKhairiya Othman
Khalil MorsiDetective
Ezzat ElMashad
Ahmed Abu AbiyaAntar
Hamdy Morsi
Motawie EweissAbdul MawjoudTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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