To face the declining revenues of the hotel that Raouf runs, he announces a competition to eat the largest amount of food in order to attract more guests, but hundreds of poor people join the contest, turning it into a tragedy that demonstrates various forms of suffering.
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Mahmood Yaseen
mahmoud zohne
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Mohamed Henedi
mohammaden elsakr
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The Great Fava Beans of China
Upper Egyptian in the American University
Hussein Fahmy
raouf fawzy
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Watch Out for Zuzu
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Abla Kamel
tahany
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I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab
Auntie Faransa
Maged Elmasry
aljoker
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Zelzal
The Suit
Alaa Wali El Din
Known for
The Headmaster
Hamid El Shaeri
Fathi
Also in
Do You Think So!
What's the Big Deal?!
Rania Mahmoud Yassin
Dina
Known for
Bittersweet
Mohamed Youssef
Known for
The Headmaster
Khaled El Sawy
Known for
The Blue Elephant
Tarek's Situation
Tamer Habib
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My Way
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Khairy Beshara Director · Medhat El Adl Writer Ayman Abu El Makarem Cinematographer
First release July 17, 1995 · Produced in Egypt · Original title قشر البندق
Production
M. H. R Films
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
قشر البندق
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · July 17, 1995
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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