Born to Be a Criminal
2006, Arabic. Directed by Wael Ihsan.
Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 1 June 2006
- Original title
- وش اجرام
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Belal Fadl
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Born to Be a Criminal runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Who directed Born to Be a Criminal?
Born to Be a Criminal (2006) was directed by Wael Ihsan and stars Mohamed Henedi, Lebleba, Bushra.