Birds of Darkness
Genres
Overview
Three lawyers, brought by friendship but separated by interests, Fathi Nofal, who turns from a committed lawyer to an opportunist, while Ali al-Zanati joins religious extremist groups to make financial gains , and the third Mohsen only works as a simple employee away from conflict.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
1995-08-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
6.9
Adel Emam
Fathi Nofal
Ryad El Kholy
Ali Al-Zanati
Yousra
Samira
Ahmad Rateb
Mohsen - Fathi's friend
Gamil Ratib
Minister Rushdi Al-Khayal
Ezzat Abu Ouf
Farouk Hassouna
Fathy Abdel Wahab
terrorist
Nazim Sharawy
Shawkat
Said Tarabeek
Nehal Anbar
Mahmoud El-Bezzawy
judge
Hamdy Youssef
minister
Soliman Eid
Fathi’s lawyer’s assistant
Alaa Zinhom
lawyer
Entesar
Lotfy Abdel Hamid
Fathi's father
Kawthar Ramzy
Umm Fathi
Mostafa Hashem
Hosny Abdul Jalil
Kamal Soliman
Fouad Farghaly
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