The Dupes
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The film follows three Palestinian refugees brought together by dispossession and hope for a better future. Hiding in the tank of a truck, the men attempt to make their way across the border into Kuwait, the "promised land."
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Mohamed Khair Halwany
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Tawfiq Saleh Director · Ghassan Kanafani Author Solhy Al-Wadi Composer
First release January 10, 1972 · Produced in Syria · Production National Film Organization
Production
المؤسسة العامة للسينما
Production
National Film Organization
Production
Syria
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Original title
المخدوعون
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Syria · January 10, 1972
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
India
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Film Festival
Tunisia
September 30, 1972 · Premiere · Carthage Film Festival
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