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Shaker returns from Doha after an absence of eight years hoping to resume his life in Cairo with his siblings Fawzia, Najwa, Ibrahim and Mahdi, after achieving them financial security. He's shocked by the social changes that happened while he was away that affected them,making them no longer need him.
Movie: Return of a Citizen
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