

Born to Be a Criminal
2006-06-01 · 94 min · ★ 5.8
Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom
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- Directors
- Wael Ihsan
- Production companies
- العربية للسينما (الشركة العربية للإنتاج والتوزيع السينمائي)
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mohamed HenediTaha
LeblebaTaha's Mother
BushraRehab
Said TarabeekTaha's Father
Khaled ZakiSalem Nagy
Ahmed Salah ElSaadanyDetective
Zizi Mostafa
Muhammad Nasr
Abd Allah Meshref
Ahmed Sami Abdallah
Medhat Kassem
Soliman Eid
Moatazza Abdel Sabour
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
Rehab El Gamal
Ahmed Gamal Saeed
Thuraya Ibrahim
Fayeq Azab
Maha RoshdyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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