Mercedes

Genres

Drama

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Nubi, a wealthy man with Communist ties, sets out to find his half-brother Gamal, who has been disowned for being gay, to let him inherit his father's fortune. In the process, Nubi is supposed to kill Gamal's stepmother Raifa, a suspected drug dealer, before she can kill his half-brother.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

4.7/10

Release Date

15 November 1993

Country

Egypt

Cast

Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab

Nubi

Magdy Kamel

Gamal

Yousra

Warda / Afifa

Seif Abdelrahman

Mohamed Taher

Bassem Samra

Ashraf

Abla Kamel

Rawheya

Menha Batraoui

Raifa

Tahiya Cariocca

Warda's Mother

Talaat Zein

Black Diplomat

Mona Zakaria

Ahmed Kamal

Salwa Mohamed Ali

Tamim Abdo

Ahmed Sami Abdallah

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