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El Shoq (2011)

| Drama, Horror | 5 January 2011 (Egypt)
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The life of a marginal street in Alexandria, Egypt, before the revolution. Each character is isolated from his fierce but fragile dreams, including Umm Shuka, who left her rich family to ... See full summary »

Director:

Khaled El Hagar (as Khalid Al-Haggar)

Writer:

Sayed Ragab

Stars:

Sawsan Badr, Ruby, Ahmed Azmi | See full cast & crew »
2 wins. See more awards »

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Cast

Credited cast:
Sawsan Badr Sawsan Badr ... Fatma
Ruby ... Shoq
Ahmed Azmi ... Hussin
Maryhan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sayed Ragab
Mohamad Ramadan ... (as Mohamed Ramadan)
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The life of a marginal street in Alexandria, Egypt, before the revolution. Each character is isolated from his fierce but fragile dreams, including Umm Shuka, who left her rich family to marry the man she loves. She settled in poverty when an unexpected challenge forces her to make the most difficult decision in her life. Written by lament

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Country:

Egypt | France

Language:

Arabic

Release Date:

5 January 2011 (Egypt) See more »

Also Known As:

Lust See more »

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Egypt's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards 2012. See more »

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