A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief
2001, Arabic. Directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed.
Mowaten wa mokhber wa haramy
Selim, a handsome and successful writer triggers an elaborate chain of events when he visits police headquarters to report his car stolen. There he runs into the bumbling Sergeant Fathy Abdel Ghafour, an old family friend who now works as a detective. When the meddlesome Sergeant Fathy insists on hiring a live-in housekeeper for his old friend, Selim’s life becomes inextricably intertwined with that of his beautiful new housemaid, her thieving husband and the well-meaning detective.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 15 December 2001
- Original title
- مواطن و مخبر و حرامي
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Daoud Abdel Sayed
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A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief runs 135 minutes (2h 15m).
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A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 December 2001. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief?
A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief (2001) was directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed and stars Khaled Abol Naga, Salah Abdallah, Shaaban Abdel Rahim.