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Blood & Oil · 2019

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The Knower · 2021

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The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama · 1985

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48 hours in Israel · 1998

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The Cursed Palace · 1962

Agamista · 2007

Regatta · 2015

The Island · 2018

I Killed Al Hanash · 1985

EgyptArabic

The Professionals · 1986

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The Nobody · 1984

EgyptArabic

Oscar: Return of the Mammoth · 2025

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Jewel of the Gods · 1989

Born to a Man · 2016

The Drop · 2024

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story · 2020

The Game · 1979

Hero of Paper · 1988

Abo Nasab · 2023

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