After a crash, a group of passengers are stranded in the desert. They attempt to cope with their new conditions as the most privileged of them all, an overpaid lawyer, declares himself a dictator of the nearby oasis and names it after him.
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Cast
11 people
Ahmed Zaki
Adel
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Land of Fear
Youssra
Amal
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The Yacoubian Building
Gamil Ratib
Nabeh
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Lawrence of Arabia
Shadow of Evil
Safia ElEmary
Shahira
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El Helmeya Nights
Destiny
Souad Nasr
Adola
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Wanees's Diaries
Elliel w Akhro
Yousra
Hamdy Ahmad
Seleem
Also in
Cairo 30
The Land
Sabry Abdel Monem
Saleh
Known for
122
Samir Waheed
Fouad
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Agent number 13
Nasser 56
Medhat Morsi
Khaled
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Raafat Al Haggan
He and She Stories
Nagat Ali
Samiha
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Tears of Love
Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
Salah Abu Seif Director · Lenin EL Ramly Writer Mohsen Ahmed Cinematographer
First release August 15, 1986 · Produced in Egypt · Original title البداية
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
البداية
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · August 15, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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