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The Wedding of Zein

Jan 2, 1976

1h 14m

★ 5.0

Overview

Everyone in his village believes that Zein is a simpleton, a half-wit, an amiable buffoon. Thus, his braying laughter and public declarations of love for village maidens only win laughter rather than anger, beatings or worse. However, Haneen, a wandering Muslim holy man, perceives something more in this figure of fun: genuine piety and an inner radiance, marked by a powerful spiritual intelligence. One other person sees more in Zein than most do- the beautiful, pious and sedate young girl in the village.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Zein

Ali Mahdi

Haneen

Ibrahim Hujazi

Nama

Tahiya Zaroug

Sunni Dafallah

Mohamed Khairi

Soraya Roro

Awad Siddig

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