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1986 · 175 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Comedy

A political and social play in which the old narrator preaches and guides during the Iran-Iraq war, the bombings that occurred in Kuwait and the attempted assassination of the Emir of the State of Kuwait during that period, and the clear difference in opinions between support for stopping the war on Iran and the positions of the President of Iraq.

Directed by Abdulameer AlTorky · Written by Saad Al-Faraj

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