Qamarayn wa Zaytouna

Qamarayn wa Zaytouna

2002 · 90 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

The film's story revolves around a child who has psychological problems (Adel), and the head of the family is disabled due to a severe injury he suffered in the Palestine War, so he became a seat and was unable even to perform his marital duties so that the wife continues to suffer from a double disadvantage, as she began bearing the burdens of raising her children, and assumed responsibility for the home The entire role of the father is also practiced, and there are uncommon forms of cruelty coated with a kind of maternal love that she cannot curb while shaving her son who sucks his thumb, and plucking his hair, and her daughter (Princess) is also punished by shaving her head because she colluded with her brother.

Directed by Abdellatif Abdelhamid · Written by Abdellatif Abdelhamid

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Asaad Fedda مدير المدرسة
Norman Asaad the mother of Adel and Amira
Amjad Zakaria Adel
Raneem Faddah Amira
Hayan Dawood Saeed
Hossam Eid Adel's father
Bassel Khayyat School teacher
Nibal Al-Jazairi
Mohammad Hadaki
Nahed Halabi

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