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Elect Mother of Ali
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Elect Mother of Ali

1993-11-03 · 210 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy

A Kuwaiti comedy play that talks about the period that followed the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion. The play cynically dealt with the issue of women entering the political battlefield through Umm Ali (Ansar Al-Sharah) mother, wife and housewife who decides to run in the parliamentary elections and faces many problems and strange situations .

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Production details

Directors
Najaf Jamal
Production companies
Kuwait TV
Countries
Kuwait
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dawood HusseinDawood Husseinأبو حمد
Entesar AlsharahEntesar Alsharahأم علي
Abdullrahman Al-AqelAbdullrahman Al-Aqelعلي / النائب
Khalel EsmailKhalel Esmailأبو علي
Mohamed ElAjaimeMohamed ElAjaimeأستاذ سنبل / أبو فواز / أبو مجبل
Abd Al-Nasser DarweeshAbd Al-Nasser Darweeshجمال / أم عهدي
Mona Abdul MajeedMona Abdul Majeed
Abdullah Al-OtaibiAbdullah Al-Otaibi
Sabah Al-DiqaaqSabah Al-Diqaaq
Abdul Mohsen Al-SuhailAbdul Mohsen Al-Suhail
Jabir SabahJabir Sabah

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