The Box of Life
Genres
Overview
Three boys grow up in war torn Syria.
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
Mustafa Sbeih
1st boy
Muhammad Hamad
2nd boy
Elias Ghannam
3rd boy
Meerna Ghannam
Fairouza
Nihal Khateeb
Kubra
Ali Muhammad
Akhdar
Rafeeq Subaiee
Akbar
Maha Saleh
Khadra
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