Babel habibiti

Babel habibiti

1988 · 150 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Comedy

A festival is being held in Babylon, to which archeologists, artists, and media professionals are invited, along with an Egyptian television delegation headed by an archaeologist. This scholar meets an Iraqi girl who bears Iraqi features, and gives her appearance the impression that the archaeologist, the archaeologist, and that his dream has begun to materialize in front of him, and a group of comic situations begins.

Directed by Faisal Al-Yasiri · Written by Faisal Al-Yasiri

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