

As Not to Fly the Smoke
1984, Arabic. Directed by Ahmed Yehia.
Fahmi Abdul Hadi .. A distinguished student of law school .. His dreams are simple and his actions are ideal and pure .. Fahmi collides with the bitter reality of life when losing his mother because he cannot afford the price of her treatment. At a time, He watches his colleagues around him spend money like water and making fun of his poverty and even refuse to help him to treat his mother. Fahmi decides to abandon the idealism and take revenge of all who failed him.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 19 November 1984
- Original title
- حتى لا يطير الدخان
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Mostafa Moharram
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As Not to Fly the Smoke runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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As Not to Fly the Smoke isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 November 1984. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed As Not to Fly the Smoke?
As Not to Fly the Smoke (1984) was directed by Ahmed Yehia and stars Adel Emam, Sohier Ramzy, Ahmad Rateb.