Bittersweet

Bittersweet

2010•2h 11m•7.5/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(87)

An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.

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Production

United Bros. Studios, Shadows Communications, الباتروس للإنتاج الفني والتوزيع (كامل أبو علي)

Language

AR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Ahmed Helmy

Ahmed Helmy

مصري

Edward

Edward

سعيد

Lotfy Labib

Lotfy Labib

راضي

Inam Salusah

Inam Salusah

أم سعيد

Tarek ElAmir

Tarek ElAmir

منصف

Amy Samir Ghanem

Amy Samir Ghanem

ميرفت

Mohamed Shaheen

Mohamed Shaheen

رفيق الطائرة

Yasser El Tobgy

Yasser El Tobgy

شاب السفارة والمطار

Gehan Anwar

Gehan Anwar

ابتسام

Shaima Abdel Qadir

Shaima Abdel Qadir

نوسة

Abdullah Ramadan

Abdullah Ramadan

حماصة أخو سعيد

Ahmad Rateb

Ahmad Rateb

لواء الشرطة

Dina

Dina

فاعلة خير

Youssef Daoud

Youssef Daoud

عم هلال

Abd Allah Meshref

Abd Allah Meshref

موظف السجل المدنى

Said Tarabeek

Said Tarabeek

صاحب الكشك

Alaa Zinhom

Alaa Zinhom

موظف الجوازات

Hesham Ismail

Hesham Ismail

ضابط المباحث

Hani ElSabagh

Hani ElSabagh

مدير الفندق

Mohamed Alii AlDein

Mohamed Alii AlDein

ضابط الجوازات

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