Abo Dahab is a poor baker who goes to prison instead of his corrupted boss. When he gets out, he discovers that his employer did not fulfill his promise by supporting his family during his incarceration so he assaults him and gets fired from his job. While unemployed, Abo Dahab meets Haridi a drug dealer who hires him and later on gets killed by him and becomes one of the richest drug dealers.
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Ahmed Zaki
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Samir Abdelazim
Karim Diaa Eddin
Esaad Younes
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Maaly Zayed
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Mamdouh Wafi
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Sabri Abdel Aziz
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Kariem Diaa Aldeen Director · Samir Abdelazim Screenplay
First release April 26, 1996 · Produced in Egypt · Original title أبو الدهب
Production
الدقي فيديو فيلم
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
أبو الدهب
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · April 26, 1996
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No release date listed for United States.
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