A Missing Boy
A Missing Boy
1980, Arabic. Directed by Atef El-Tayeb.
A young boy from a large family is accidentally forgotten when his family goes shopping for new clothes for the Eid celebrations. With no new shoes of his own, he wanders the streets and eventually falls asleep outside a shoe store, unaware that his family has begun searching for him.
- Runtime
- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 2 January 1980
- Original title
- عيل تايه .. يا ولاد الحلال
- Written by
- Bashir El Deek
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A Missing Boy runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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A Missing Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1980. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Missing Boy?
A Missing Boy (1980) was directed by Atef El-Tayeb.