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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Dawood Hussein أبو حمد
Entesar Alsharah أم علي
Abdullrahman Al-Aqel علي / النائب
Khalel Esmail أبو علي
Mohamed ElAjaime أستاذ سنبل / أبو فواز / أبو مجبل
Abd Al-Nasser Darweesh جمال / أم عهدي
Mona Abdul Majeed
Abdullah Al-Otaibi
Sabah Al-Diqaaq
Abdul Mohsen Al-Suhail
Jabir Sabah

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