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Born to Be a Criminal
Born to Be a Criminal

Born to Be a Criminal

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Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

01 June 2006

Country

Egypt

Cast

Mohamed Henedi

Mohamed Henedi

Taha

Lebleba

Lebleba

Taha's Mother

Bushra

Bushra

Rehab

Said Tarabeek

Said Tarabeek

Taha's Father

Khaled Zaki

Khaled Zaki

Salem Nagy

Ahmed Salah ElSaadany

Ahmed Salah ElSaadany

Detective

Amr Mcgyver

Amr Mcgyver

COP

Zizi Mostafa

Zizi Mostafa

Muhammad Nasr

Muhammad Nasr

Abd Allah Meshref

Abd Allah Meshref

Ahmed Sami Abdallah

Ahmed Sami Abdallah

Medhat Kassem

Medhat Kassem

Soliman Eid

Soliman Eid

Moatazza Abdel Sabour

Moatazza Abdel Sabour

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

Rehab El Gamal

Rehab El Gamal

Ahmed Gamal Saeed

Ahmed Gamal Saeed

Thuraya Ibrahim

Thuraya Ibrahim

Fayeq Azab

Fayeq Azab

Maha Roshdy

Maha Roshdy

Ashraf Meslehi

Ashraf Meslehi

Mohye El Din Abdel Mohsen

Mohye El Din Abdel Mohsen

Diaa Abdel Khaleq

Diaa Abdel Khaleq

Fathy Saad

Fathy Saad

Shehab Ibrahim

Shehab Ibrahim

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