
What is wrong with the world
1988, Arabic. Directed by Ahmed El-Sabawy.
After her husband’s death, Saniya raises her three daughters alone and becomes determined to marry them off to wealthy men, even selling everything to move to an upscale neighborhood.
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 5 September 1988
- Original title
- الدنيا جرى فيها إيه
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Faisal Nada
- Budget
- $2.5K
- Box office
- $6.7K
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What is wrong with the world runs 130 minutes (2h 10m).
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What is wrong with the world isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 September 1988. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed What is wrong with the world?
What is wrong with the world (1988) was directed by Ahmed El-Sabawy and stars Mervat Amin, Farouq Al Fishawy, Sanaa Gamil.