Elect Mother of Ali

Elect Mother of Ali

1993 · 210 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

A Kuwaiti comedy play that talks about the period that followed the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion. The play cynically dealt with the issue of women entering the political battlefield through Umm Ali (Ansar Al-Sharah) mother, wife and housewife who decides to run in the parliamentary elections and faces many problems and strange situations .

Directed by Najaf Jamal · Written by Mohammad Al-Rashoud

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