Why Am I Living
5.6
“Lematha A'eish”
A good-hearted young man who's his family's sole source of financial support falls in love with his neighbor, all while he has to resist the temptations of the leader of a gang specializing in customs clearance. Will he succumb to the temptations or preserve his morality?
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Cast
23 people
Shoukry Sarhan
صلاح درويش
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Soad Hosny
نبيلة
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Cairo 30
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Mohsen Sarhan
مصطفى
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Zouzou Nabil
أمينه والدة صلاح
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Kamal Salah ElDein
الوجه الجديد جميل
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Yawm El Hesab
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Nagwa Fouad
الراقصة ابتسام
Known for
The Three Friends
Abdel Ghani Qamar
عصفور العبيط
Known for
The Three Friends
Adly Kasseb
أحد رجال الحاج مصطفى
Also in
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
Lady Aziza
Mohamed Hamdy
ثابت
Known for
In Desert and Wilderness
Shafiq Nour ElDein
عم درويش
Known for
The Night of Counting the Years
Ahmed Shawqi
ضابط
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محمد رسول الله
The Last Night
Kamel Anwar
عم حنفي
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Soft Hands
Ibrahim Emara Director · Abdel Ghani Qamar Writer محمود فهمي Cinematographer
First release January 23, 1961 · Produced in Egypt · Original title لماذا أعيش
Production
أفلام كمال صلاح الدين
Production
Egypt
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Original title
لماذا أعيش
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · January 23, 1961
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