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The Power of Generations

The Power of Generations

A man watches the world changing

Genres

War

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A man is sitting on a bench in the middle of the desert. The world around him starts to develop and prosper rapidly, deserts turning to pastures and then to modern buildings. The man watches these developments with the change of generations until global wars break out. Eventually, all developments vanish and the scene goes back to the desert

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

3 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

14 April 2011

Country

Bahrain

Cast

Yahya Abdulrasool

Yahya Abdulrasool

Old Man

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