The Snakes

The Snakes

1986 · 110 min

Shedid, a contractor who owns a large company in Alexandria where his brother works, discovers during digging at one of the sites a Pharaonic cemetery. He tries to keep the contents of the cemetery for himself to smuggle it abroad and everyone starts betraying one another out of greed.

Directed by Nader Galal · Written by Fayez Ghali

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