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Besieged Bread

Oct 3, 2016
0h 12m
★ 4.8

Overview

In battle-ridden Syria, a woman trying to smuggle bread into a blockaded area crosses paths with a soldier on the run.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

KAF Production

Cast

Lama Al-Hakim

Lama Al-Hakim

Gabriel Malki

Gabriel Malki

Ehab Shaaban

Ehab Shaaban

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