The Terrorist

Mar 13, 1994

2h 22m

★ 6.3

Al Irhabi

Overview

Ali Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he gets hit by a car driven by Sewsan, the daughter of a respected Muslim family living in the Maadi district. Sewsan's father who is a surgeon and his family take care of the injured terrorist who then tries to conceal the truth about his personality, such as his dislike of music, unveiled women and Western life styles.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman

Adel Emam

Sawsan Abdel Moneim

Sherine

Writer Fouad Masoud

Mohamed El Dafrawi

Hany

Mustafa Metwalli

Brother Saif

Ahmad Rateb

Shaalan

Said Tarabeek

Soraya - mother

Madiha Yousri

Magda (Hani's wife)

Magda Zaki

Dr. Abdel Moneim

Salah Zulfikar

Mohsen Abdel Moneim

Ibrahim Yousri

Faten Abdel Moneim

Hanan Shawqi

Dr. Mustafa Abdel Rahman

Othman Abdel Monem

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