Al Ashqia
1984, Arabic. Directed by Ahmed El-Sabawy.
Captain Rateb falls seriously ill. Tawfiq, the port worker, offers to let him pass a bag of drugs through customs in exchange for a large sum of money. He agrees to secure his children's future, but regrets it and throws the bag into the sea. Gang members kidnap him and he is surprised to find out that his friend Nazih is the leader of the gang. Rateb manages to escape, and Nazih threatens to kill his three children after kidnapping them if he does not return the bag to him.
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- 2h 0m
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- Arabic
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- Released
- 23 July 1984
- Original title
- الأشقياء
- Country
- Egypt
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Who directed Al Ashqia?
Al Ashqia (1984) was directed by Ahmed El-Sabawy and stars Hassan Abdeen, Younes Shalaby, Madiha Yousri.