A comedic tale created by the late actor Hussein Imam to pay tribute to the stars of the Egyptian cinema in its golden age. The main story is based on mixing scenes of 21-star from black and white period with other scenes written by and starring Imam so that the final product is the rediscovering of old stars in a new context.
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Hussein al-Imam
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Samir Abu el Nil
Kaborya
Sahar Ramy
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Two Others
Khaled Mahrous
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Maysan Valley
Zakarya Amer
Randa Al Subky
Faten Hamama
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The Blazing Sun
The Nightingale's Prayer
Hind Rostom
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Cairo Station
Laila Fawzy
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Saladin
Elsetat Afaret
Fatma Roshdy
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The Will
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Amina Rizk
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The Nightingale's Prayer
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Magda El Khatib
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The Three Friends
Farid Shawqy
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Cairo Station
Hussein al-Imam Director
First release August 24, 2016 · Produced in Egypt · Original title زي عود الكبريت
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
زي عود الكبريت
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · August 24, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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