Be Good to Your Parents

Be Good to Your Parents

Be Good to Your Parents

1976 · 110 min · Drama

Saber works as a courier in a government department. He seeks to raise the amount of embezzlement, so as not to imprison his son.

Directed by Hassan Al-Imam · Written by Mohamed Mostafa Sami

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