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Birds of Darkness
Birds of Darkness

Birds of Darkness

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Three lawyers, brought by friendship but separated by interests, Fathi Nofal, who turns from a committed lawyer to an opportunist, while Ali al-Zanati joins religious extremist groups to make financial gains , and the third Mohsen only works as a simple employee away from conflict.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

14 August 1995

Country

Egypt

Cast

Adel Emam

Adel Emam

Fathi Nofal

Ryad El Kholy

Ryad El Kholy

Ali Al-Zanati

Yousra

Yousra

Samira

Ahmad Rateb

Ahmad Rateb

Mohsen - Fathi's friend

Gamil Ratib

Gamil Ratib

Minister Rushdi Al-Khayal

Ezzat Abu Ouf

Ezzat Abu Ouf

Farouk Hassouna

Fathy Abdel Wahab

Fathy Abdel Wahab

terrorist

Nazim Sharawy

Nazim Sharawy

Shawkat

Said Tarabeek

Said Tarabeek

Nehal Anbar

Nehal Anbar

Mahmoud El-Bezzawy

Mahmoud El-Bezzawy

judge

Hamdy Youssef

Hamdy Youssef

minister

Soliman Eid

Soliman Eid

Fathi’s lawyer’s assistant

Alaa Zinhom

Alaa Zinhom

lawyer

Entesar

Entesar

Lotfy Abdel Hamid

Lotfy Abdel Hamid

Fathi's father

Kawthar Ramzy

Kawthar Ramzy

Umm Fathi

Mostafa Hashem

Mostafa Hashem

Hosny Abdul Jalil

Hosny Abdul Jalil

Kamal Soliman

Kamal Soliman

Fouad Farghaly

Fouad Farghaly

lawyer

Ahmed ElTaher

Ahmed ElTaher

Faten Fouad

Faten Fouad

Madiha Al bakry

Madiha Al bakry

Abdel Rahim Al Tanneer

Abdel Rahim Al Tanneer

Layla Al Eskandarania

Layla Al Eskandarania

Sayed Ibrahim ElSharkawy

Sayed Ibrahim ElSharkawy

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