The Little Charmer

The Little Charmer

1963 · 88 min · ★ 8.0 · Romance, Drama, Comedy

Haniyeh has not seen her father since childhood and therefore does not know how it looks and forced her father's friend Esmat Al-Darmali to lie to her and tell her that he is her father Esmat Al-Damanhouri instead of her real father, and therefore Haniyeh continues to treat Esmat Al-Darmali as his father.

Directed by Niazi Mostafa · Written by Mahmoud Ismail

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