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Smart Women’s guide

Smart Women’s guide

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Smart Women’s guide

1990

1h 31m

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Overview

A journalist receives a collection of cassette tapes containing details of marital fights between an engineer and his wife, and he tries to find a solution by searching for the couple and finding out the reason for their unhappiness.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Samah Anwar

Samah Anwar

روحية

Fouad Al-Mohandes

Fouad Al-Mohandes

كاتب صحفي

Ahmed Abdelaziz

Ahmed Abdelaziz

المهندس سيد

Tahani Rashed

Tahani Rashed

Mohamed Al Tagy

Mohamed Al Tagy

البواب

Mohamed El Sawy

Mohamed El Sawy

الساعي

Inam Salusah

Inam Salusah

Abu Al Saoud Attia

Sayed Abdel Fattah

Sayed Abdel Fattah

Abdallah Farghaly

Abdallah Farghaly

الطبيب

Creative team

Directed by: Yehia El Alami
Written by: Ali Salem

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