Life is a Carnival

Life is a Carnival

1975 · 137 min · ★ 9.0 · Music, Romance

A group of talented youth exploited by the head of a gang in his suspicious work while a dance coach tries to make a band of them.

Directed by Hussein Kamal · Written by Youssef El Sebai

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