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The Egg and the Stone

Original title: El-Baydha Wal Hagar
  • 1990
  • 1h 38m
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7.6/10
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The Egg and the Stone (1990)
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Mustafa, a philosophy teacher, is fired from his job for being involved in political activities. He decides to use his intelligence and the ignorance of people to become a wealthy sorcerer.Mustafa, a philosophy teacher, is fired from his job for being involved in political activities. He decides to use his intelligence and the ignorance of people to become a wealthy sorcerer.Mustafa, a philosophy teacher, is fired from his job for being involved in political activities. He decides to use his intelligence and the ignorance of people to become a wealthy sorcerer.

  • Director
    • Ali Abdel-Khalek
  • Writer
    • Mahmoud Abu Zeid
  • Stars
    • Ahmed Zaki
    • Maali Zayed
    • Mamdouh Wafi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Ali Abdel-Khalek
    • Writer
      • Mahmoud Abu Zeid
    • Stars
      • Ahmed Zaki
      • Maali Zayed
      • Mamdouh Wafi
    • 2User reviews
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    Ahmed Zaki
    Ahmed Zaki
    • Mustataa
    Maali Zayed
    Mamdouh Wafi
    Fouad Khalil
    • Taroota
    Abdullah Mishref
      Nagwa Fouad
      Hanem Mohamed
      Abdel Ghany Naser
      Sayed Sadek
      Naima Al Soghayar
        Sabry Abdel Moniem
        • Director
          • Ali Abdel-Khalek
        • Writer
          • Mahmoud Abu Zeid
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        7M-Winchester

        Weakness does not differentiate between the ignorant and the educated

        Mustatae (Ahmed Zaki), a philosophy teacher, fired from his job because political accusation. Forcing him to professionalize the profession of quack and sorcery, taking advantage of his mental intelligence and the ignorance of society that hallow most of it the superstition

        The film deals with the issue of fortune telling and the use of charlatanism and sorcery.

        The characters of this film are well written.

        The film is on a good technical, directorial and acting level.

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        • Country of origin
          • Egypt
        • Language
          • Arabic
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          • Cairo, Egypt(Cairo)
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          • 1h 38m(98 min)
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