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The Land of Hypocrisy

Original title: Ard El-Nefaq
  • 1968
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
738
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The Land of Hypocrisy (1968)
ArabicComedyDramaFantasy

Masoud, an ordinary employee who feels stuck in his life, finds a strange shop that sells morals in the shape of pills. Buying good traits ruins him, so he turns to bad ones like hypocrisy, ... Read allMasoud, an ordinary employee who feels stuck in his life, finds a strange shop that sells morals in the shape of pills. Buying good traits ruins him, so he turns to bad ones like hypocrisy, which ultimately helps him rise to top positions.Masoud, an ordinary employee who feels stuck in his life, finds a strange shop that sells morals in the shape of pills. Buying good traits ruins him, so he turns to bad ones like hypocrisy, which ultimately helps him rise to top positions.

  • Director
    • Fatin Abdel Wahab
  • Writers
    • Youssef El Sebai
    • Saad Eldin Wahba
  • Stars
    • Fouad El-Mohandes
    • Shouweikar
    • Samiha Ayoub
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    738
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fatin Abdel Wahab
    • Writers
      • Youssef El Sebai
      • Saad Eldin Wahba
    • Stars
      • Fouad El-Mohandes
      • Shouweikar
      • Samiha Ayoub
    • 2User reviews
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    Fouad El-Mohandes
    • Massoud
    Shouweikar
    Shouweikar
    • Elham
    Samiha Ayoub
    • Sousou
    • (as Samiha Ayyoub)
    Hassan Mustafa
    • Eweida
    Hussein Ismail
    • Fantas Bey
    Abdulrahim El-Zurqani
    • Merchant
    • (as Abdel Rahim El Zarkany)
    Abdel Azim Abdel Haq
    • Ramadan
    Mohamed Shawqi
      Salama Elias
      Eskandar Mansy
        Loula Abdou
        • From the party guests
        Fahmy Amman
        • Adam Bey
        Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
        • The messenger
        • (as Abdulghani El-Nagdi)
        Metawee Eweiss
          Abdallah Farghaly
          • Undersecretary
          Mahmoud Lotfi
          Abbas Rahmy
          • From the party guests
          Sohair Reda
          • Hanem
          • Director
            • Fatin Abdel Wahab
          • Writers
            • Youssef El Sebai
            • Saad Eldin Wahba
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          • Release date
            • October 21, 1968 (Egypt)
          • Country of origin
            • Egypt
          • Language
            • Arabic
          • Also known as
            • Земля лицемеров
          • Production company
            • Studio Masr
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          • Runtime
            • 2h 5m(125 min)
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono

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