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Release Year1960
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageArabic
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Thriller
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DirectorMuhammed Kamel Hassan Al Mohami
WritersMuhammed Kamel Hassan Al Mohami
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsAkwa min al hayat
About Akwa min al hayat
An employee marries a wealthy widow with a daughter and she gives birth to a boy. The husband is jealous of his wife's attention to her daughter and plots to poison the girl. His son accidentally dies instead and the mother is accused of his murder.
Directed by Muhammed Kamel Hassan Al Mohami, Akwa min al hayat leans on a strong ensemble — Mariam Fakhr Eddine, Emad Hamdy, Kamal Al-Shenawy — 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 crime titles of 1960.
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