The Dupes

Jan 10, 1972

1h 47m

★ 7.1

Overview

The film follows three Palestinian refugees brought together by dispossession and hope for a better future. Hiding in the tank of a truck, the men attempt to make their way across the border into Kuwait, the "promised land."

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

المؤسسة العامة للسينما

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Cast

Abou Keïss

Mohamed Khair Halwany

Assaad

Bassam Lotfy

Marouane

Saleh Khalqy

Abou Kheizarane

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashi

Om Keïss

Thanaa Dabssi

Najah Hafiez

Yoland Asmar

Qamar Mortada

Laila Ghanem

Saad El-Din Bakdounis

Ali Al-Rawwas

Youssef Hanna

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