The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri
1998, Arabic. Directed by Adel El Aassar.
Jafar Al-Masry's empire is about to collapse, the devil asks him to kill in exchange for saving him from bankruptcy. Jaafar agrees and kills the hunter Hammam. But guilt drives Jaafar to search for the village of Hammam, and he starts to get to know his relatives and wife Halima.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 25 November 1998
- Original title
- اختفاء جعفر المصري
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Basyouni Othman
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What The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri is based on
The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri is based on A Boat without a Fisherman by Alejandro Casona.
A Boat without a Fisherman
By Alejandro Casona
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The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 November 1998. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri?
The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri (1998) was directed by Adel El Aassar and stars Nour El-Sherif, Hussein Fahmy, Raghda.
What is The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri based on?
The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri is based on A Boat without a Fisherman by Alejandro Casona.