What About Tomorrow?
1978 · 159 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy
Zakaria and Soraya, a married couple, decide to move to live in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in order to improve their living conditions, and they join work in a bar in Hamra Street, which accepts the various segments of Lebanese society, which forces them to make many concessions in order to achieve the desired social advancement.
Directed by Ziad Rahbani · Written by Ziad Rahbani
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Ziad Rahbani Zakaria - N Nabila Zeitouni Thuraya
- S Sami Hawat Rida
- J Joseph Sakr ramez
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