Abboud on the Border

Abboud on the Border

1999 · 105 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

Abboud lives a reckless life with his two friends. He knows that he will not enter the army because he's an only child. But when his father marries another woman who gives birth to a boy, Abboud is forced to join the army in spite of being unfit, working at the border with his friends.

Directed by Sherif Arafa · Written by Ahmed Abdallah

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