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The Joy Of A Nation

The Joy Of A Nation

1984•2h 12m•7.0/10
ComedyFamilyDrama

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7.0/10(1)

A Kuwaiti social comedy play presented to the leaders of the Gulf states at the Gulf Summit in 1985, which was written by Abdul-Hussein Abdul-Ridha, a satirical play that discusses family issues, family bonding and religious extremism, the play talks about the loss of children and the home, neglect of parents, and who is responsible for that.

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Production

مركز الفنون للإنتاج الفني والتوزيع

Language

AR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

AbdulHusain AbdulRedha

AbdulHusain AbdulRedha

(عبدالغفور (أبو زيد

Souad Abdullah

Souad Abdullah

أم سامي

Ghanem Al-Saleh

Ghanem Al-Saleh

زيد

Mariam Al-Saleh

Mariam Al-Saleh

سليمه

Aisha Ibrahim

Aisha Ibrahim

أم علي

Ahmad Al-Saleh

Ahmad Al-Saleh

أبو سامي

Ibrahim Al-Sallal

Ibrahim Al-Sallal

الملا المطوع

Esteqlal Ahmad

Esteqlal Ahmad

سارة

Abdullrahman Al-Aqel

Abdullrahman Al-Aqel

سامي

Dawood Hussein

Dawood Hussein

صالح

Ali Jumaa

Ali Jumaa

ميادة

Abdullah Al-Sallman

Abdullah Al-Sallman

طارق

Nawaf Al-Shammari

Nawaf Al-Shammari

أستاذ ممدوح

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