We Don't Sow the Thorns
1970, Arabic. Directed by Hussein Kamal.
Sayida lives a life full of tragedies, starting with her escape from her stepmother who treated her like a servant, her attempt to flee Abbas who keeps chasing her, her suffering from her husband who seizes her money and her involvement with a prostitution ring.
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Hussein KamalDirector
- ShadiaMrs. Jaber/Nargis
- Mahmood YaseenHamdi Al-Samadouni
- Salah QabilAbbas Boraie
- Karima MokhtarFatima - Hamdi's mother
- Adly KassebMohamed Al-Samadouni
- Raoheya KhaledZahra - Allam’s mother
- Samiha TawfiqDalal
- AmiraLawahiz - prostitute
- Naima ElSoghierUmm Abbas
- Wafiq FahmyAllam - Kazooza seller
- Kawthar ElAssalKawthar - Hamdi’s wife
- Hamdy YoussefCast
Details
- Released
- 23 March 1970
- Original title
- نحن لا نزرع الشوك
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Ahmad Saleh, Youssef El Sebai
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We Don't Sow the Thorns runs 117 minutes (1h 57m).
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Which OTT platform is We Don't Sow the Thorns on?
We Don't Sow the Thorns isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 March 1970. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked We Don't Sow the Thorns, try Eagles of the Republic, I Still Hide to Smoke, All Day and a Night.
Who directed We Don't Sow the Thorns?
We Don't Sow the Thorns (1970) was directed by Hussein Kamal and stars Shadia, Mahmood Yaseen, Salah Qabil.