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House of the Poisoned Family

House of the Poisoned Family

Original Title: منزل العائلة المسمومة

19861h 40m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1986

Runtime

1h 40m

Storyline

Sina' learns of the numerous affairs her husband Shakir has had with other women. At this time, she gets to know Hashem, and they become increasingly close. Hashem learns of the dysfunctions within Sina’’s family and tries to take advantage of this for his own interests, specially after meeting Arfan, the husband of Sina’s sister. Arfan uses Sina’s sister’s money for his own projects, and tries to pressure his daughter Hoda into marrying a rich Arab man.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Jun 2, 1986
Languages
Arabic
Director
Mohamed Abdelaziz
Mohamed Abdelaziz
Production
Samir Sabri
Samir Sabri
Production Countries
Egypt

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