Abo Dahab

Abo Dahab

1996 · 140 min · ★ 4.5 · Drama, Crime

Abo Dahab is a poor baker who goes to prison instead of his corrupted boss. When he gets out, he discovers that his employer did not fulfill his promise by supporting his family during his incarceration so he assaults him and gets fired from his job. While unemployed, Abo Dahab meets Haridi a drug dealer who hires him and later on gets killed by him and becomes one of the richest drug dealers.

Directed by Kariem Diaa Aldeen · Written by Samir Abdelazim

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