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Why, O Violet?
Why, O Violet?

Why, O Violet?

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A portrayal of the lives of four friends who have different dreams and aspirations; Ahmed falls in love with a girl he saw once, Sayed gets in trouble when he sells the laboratory animals, Abbas who is married to a woman that doesn't love him, and Ali who works in illegal operations.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

01 November 1993

Country

Egypt

Cast

Farouq Al Fishawy

Farouq Al Fishawy

Ahmed

Nagah El-Mogui

Nagah El-Mogui

Abbas

Ashraf Abdel Baky

Ashraf Abdel Baky

Sayed

Hassan Hosny

Hassan Hosny

Eid

Lucy

Lucy

Nadia

Buthaina Rashwan

Buthaina Rashwan

Suad

Shawqi Shamekh

Shawqi Shamekh

Ali

Sayed Abdel Karim

Sayed Abdel Karim

Masoad

Hosny Abdul Jalil

Hosny Abdul Jalil

Fawaz

Kamal Soliman

Kamal Soliman

Mansour

Metwaly Elwan

Metwaly Elwan

Hosny

Tamim Abdo

Tamim Abdo

Ali Elzankory

Mohamed Mahmoud

Mohamed Mahmoud

Samir

Motawie Eweiss

Motawie Eweiss

Awad

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Ragab

Laila Fares

Laila Fares

Fardous

Hussein Arar

Hussein Arar

Nadia Shams El Dine

Nadia Shams El Dine

Adel Abu Al Gheet

Adel Abu Al Gheet

Ahmed ElBoraei

Ahmed ElBoraei

Ismail

Lewis Youssef

Lewis Youssef

Manoly

Ahmed Hegazi

Ahmed Hegazi

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