Sacrifices
Genres
Overview
As an elderly man on his deathbed looks to give his name to one of his newborn grandsons, he's unable to acknowledge any of them. The three boys grow up with no name in the Syrian mountains, as they struggle to survive in a war-torn country.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
2002-05-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.6
Rafiq Subaie
Akbar
Maha Saleh
Khadra
Nihal Khateeb
Kubra
Mustafa Sbeih
1st boy
Muhammad Hamad
2nd boy
Elias Ghannam
3rd boy
Meerna Ghannam
Fairouza
Ali Muhammad
Akhdar
Amal Omran
Karess Bashar
Hala Omran
Bassam Kousa
Fares Al-Helou
Zuhair Abdel Karim
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