Movie: The Borders

Top 10 Billed Cast

Duraid Lahham
دريد لحام

Abdul Wadood

Raghda
Raghda

Sodfa

Sabah ElSalem
Sabah ElSalem

Abeer

Rashid Assaf
Rashid Assaf

Abu Shehab

Mohammed El Akkad
Mohammed El Akkad

Abu-Ahmed

Mohammad El-Sheikh Najib
Mohammad El-Sheikh Najib

Ahmad Milly
Ahmad Milly

Mahmoud

Ahmad Osman
Ahmad Osman

Ahmed Rafea
Ahmed Rafea

هاني الروماني
هاني الروماني

Abu Mazhar

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    A traveler between two countries metaphorically named "Easternstan" and "Westernstan" loses his passport and identity papers. Stuck between the two countries he can neither cross the frontiers nor get back to where he came from. He's forced to camp in the neutral area between the two countries, facing a lot of funny situations while there. The movie satirizes the ideology of Arab unity and cooperation at the state level.

  • Release Date

    1984-01-02

  • Average

    6.6

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    العربية
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