As Not to Fly the Smoke

As Not to Fly the Smoke

1984 · 115 min · ★ 7.9 · Comedy, Crime, Drama

Fahmi Abdul Hadi .. A distinguished student of law school .. His dreams are simple and his actions are ideal and pure .. Fahmi collides with the bitter reality of life when losing his mother because he cannot afford the price of her treatment. At a time, He watches his colleagues around him spend money like water and making fun of his poverty and even refuse to help him to treat his mother. Fahmi decides to abandon the idealism and take revenge of all who failed him.

Directed by Ahmed Yehia · Written by Mostafa Moharram

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Adel Emam فهمى عبد الهادى
Sohier Ramzy سنيه
Ahmad Rateb عوض
Sanaa Shafea رؤوف مراد
Fekry Abaza مدحت شلبي
Nadia Arslan خيرية مراد
Youssef Fawzy كمال برهان
Nagwa Al Mogy مدام لولا
Hamdy Youssef رفعت بيه
Hassan Hussein الجزار
Mahmoud Rashad مراد باشا
Hosny Abdul Jalil المعلم عنتر

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