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A Citizen Under Investigation
A Citizen Under Investigation

A Citizen Under Investigation

Genres

Drama

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A Citizen Under Investigation is the great Egyptian director Henry Barakat's last film, and a damning indictment of Egypt's ruling military dictatorship.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

03 May 1993

Country

Egypt

Cast

Farouq Al Fishawy

Farouq Al Fishawy

Tawfiq Abdul Rahman

Ashraf Abdel Baky

Ashraf Abdel Baky

Ahmad

Mahmoud El Gendy

Mahmoud El Gendy

Journalist Hamdi

Sohier Ramzy

Sohier Ramzy

Nadia Othman

Hassan Hosny

Hassan Hosny

Murad Mansour

Mariam Fakhr Eddine

Mariam Fakhr Eddine

Khairiya Othman

Khalil Morsi

Khalil Morsi

Detective

Ezzat ElMashad

Ezzat ElMashad

Ahmed Abu Abiya

Ahmed Abu Abiya

Antar

Hamdy Morsi

Hamdy Morsi

Motawie Eweiss

Motawie Eweiss

Abdul Mawjoud

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