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Release Year1991
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageArabic
CertificationNR
Genres—
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DirectorIsmail Hassan
WritersIsmail Hassan
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsKhabtta El-Umar
About Khabtta El-Umar
Ahmed Talaba (Younis Shalaby) is married to Afkar (Shahira) and suffers from severe financial distress. He works as an extra and is fired from films because of his interference in the directors’ work. He installs a new phone, but receives a wrong call from (Morsi) who tells him that he has kidnapped his daughter and demands a ransom of 200,000 pounds, although he does not have a daughter in the first place. He decides to continue the dialogue, investigate it, and save the girl.
Directed by Ismail Hassan, Khabtta El-Umar leans on a strong ensemble — Younes Shalaby, Shahira, Nahla Salama — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1991.
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