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The Beginning and the End

بداية ونهاية

1960 · 2h 10m · Drama · Egypt

Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

Directed by
Salah Abu Seif
Written by
Salah Abu Seif, Salah Erzine, Naguib Mahfouz
Starring
Omar Sharif, Sanaa Gamil, Farid Shawqy, Kamal Hussein
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