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A Bird on the Road

A Bird on the Road

Part of Fares Trilogy

1981•1h 46m•8.0/10
Drama

Ratings

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8.0/10(4)

Faris works as a regional car driver, and he loves Esmat who works in a garment shop. Ismail is the personal driver to wealthy man Gad, he asks Faris to fill in for him and he meets Fawzia,Gad's wife who married him against her will, and soon he falls in love with her.

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Production

المصرية للسينما

Language

AR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ahmed Zaki

Ahmed Zaki

Fares

Athar ElHakim

Athar ElHakim

Essmat

Ferdoos Abdel Hamid

Ferdoos Abdel Hamid

Fawzia

Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy

Gad

Mimi Chakib

Mimi Chakib

Um Gad

Amin Elheneidy

Amin Elheneidy

Ismael

Khairy Beshara

Khairy Beshara

Hafez Amin

Hafez Amin

Bayoumi

Afaf Wagdy

Afaf Wagdy

Rashad Osman

Rashad Osman

Doctor

Nawal Hashim

Nawal Hashim

Mohamed Gibreel

Mohamed Gibreel

Ali Mostafa

Ali Mostafa

Hosny Abdul Jalil

Hosny Abdul Jalil

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Salam

Nadia Shams El Dine

Nadia Shams El Dine

Ismail's wife

Nabaweya Saeed

Nabaweya Saeed

Mohamed Khairy

Mohamed Khairy

Hendam Mohamed

Hendam Mohamed

Fatma Wagdy

Fatma Wagdy

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