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A Man Against the Law
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A Man Against the Law

1988-02-08 · 100 min · Not rated

Drama

The teacher leaves Faraj after spending the sentence for cheating on building materials. He returns to the neighborhood and returns to his old life. As if the prison period did not leave any traces, he tries to seize the house owned by his neighbor, on the grounds that he signed a preliminary contract with him to buy the house before To enter the prison and had intended to demolish him to establish a huge building in his house refuses to complete the deal, especially as he rented one of the apartments for a young journalist is Laila, who lives with her mother and loved by the son of the owner Mohsen

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Production details

Directors
Hatem Radi
Production companies
Tamido Film Production and Distribution (Medhat El-Sherif)
Countries
Egypt
Status
Released
Budget
USD 145,000
Revenue
USD 22,000

Top Cast

Mahmood YaseenMahmood YaseenFaraj Attia Al-Faramawy
Mervat AminMervat AminLaila
HayatemHayatemGamalat
Farouq YoussefFarouq YoussefEttra
Amal IbrahimAmal IbrahimFerdous
Ahmad SeyamAhmad SeyamSayed
Hanan ShawqiHanan ShawqiAmira
Zizi FaredZizi FaredNabwiya
Mustafa KamalMustafa Kamaleditor
Abdel Jawad MetwalliAbdel Jawad MetwalliNabil
Sayed MustafaSayed Mustafaofficer

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