Abboud lives a reckless life with his two friends. He knows that he will not enter the army because he's an only child. But when his father marries another woman who gives birth to a boy, Abboud is forced to join the army in spite of being unfit, working at the border with his friends.
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Cast
26 people
Alaa Wali El Din
Aboud
Known for
The Headmaster
Hasan Hosny
Abdo
Known for
She Made Me a Criminal
The Headmaster
Karim Abdel Aziz
Mansour
Known for
The Blue Elephant
Ahmed Helmy
Saeed
Known for
Bittersweet
Tarek's Situation
Ghada Adel
Jameela
Known for
She Made Me a Criminal
Ezzat Abu Ouf
Tommy
Known for
Life's Speed Bump
Mahmoud Abdel Moghny
Also in
The End
Reaction
Ahmed Akl
Known for
Life's Speed Bump
Sami Sarhan
Known for
The Headmaster
Said Tarabeek
Known for
El Kebeer Awi
Bittersweet
Hanan ElTaweil
woman in the hair shop
Known for
The Headmaster
Mohamed Youssef
Known for
The Headmaster
Sherif Arafa Director · Ahmed Abdallah Writer Nabil Ali Maher Composer
First release July 21, 1999 · Produced in Egypt · Original title عبود على الحدود
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
عبود على الحدود
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · July 21, 1999
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No release date listed for United States.
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