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Abo Zaabal 89

Abo Zaabal 89

Original Title: أبو زعبل ٨٩

  • Film
  • 2024
  • 1h 23m
  • Released

Raised in an environment where socialism and the pursuit of justice in Egypt were central, the filmmaker navigates through mixed emotions—pride, burden, and alienation—stemming from his and his parents' intense activist lives. His journey to trace back his family's history highlights the substantial emotional and psychological toll this activism took the thee of them.

  • Directing بسام مرتضى
  • Writing بسام مرتضى
  • Starring Sayed Ragab

Raised in an environment where socialism and the pursuit of justice in Egypt were central, the filmmaker navigates through mixed emotions—pride, burden, and alienation—stemming from his and his parents' intense activist lives. His journey to trace back his family's history highlights the substantial emotional and psychological toll this activism took the thee of them.

Abo Zaabal 89 Abo Zaabal 89
  • Directing بسام مرتضى
  • Writing بسام مرتضى
  • Cinematography Maged Nader
  • Editing Ahmed Abu El-Fadl
  • Music Ramir Abadir
  • Production Kesmat Elsayed
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