Al-Dabah
1987, Arabic. Directed by Niazi Mostafa.
(Nesma), the daughter of the wealthy merchant (Hamed El-Ganzouri), is preparing a master's thesis on drug addiction, and she does not know that her father is a major drug dealer. (Zaher) helps him in his business until he becomes rich. (Nesma) falls in love with (Medhat), a medical student who is struggling in his studies because of his poverty, which makes him surrender to drug addiction. At the same time, (Zaher) admires (Nesma) and tries to marry her, but (Hamed) refuses and makes fun of him, so (Zaher) leaves his job and tries to expose him in front of his daughter and report him to the police.
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 9 March 1987
- Original title
- الدباح
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Hassan Al Mamlouk
- Budget
- $2K
- Box office
- $5K
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Al-Dabah runs 145 minutes (2h 25m).
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Al-Dabah isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 March 1987. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Al-Dabah?
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Who directed Al-Dabah?
Al-Dabah (1987) was directed by Niazi Mostafa and stars Farid Shawqy, Athar ElHakim, Yousuf Shaaban.