A Citizen Under Investigation

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A Citizen Under Investigation

1993

1h 29m

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Overview

A Citizen Under Investigation is the great Egyptian director Henry Barakat's last film, and a damning indictment of Egypt's ruling military dictatorship.

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11 members

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فاروق الفيشاوي

Tawfiq Abdul Rahman

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Ashraf Abdel Baky

Ahmad

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Mahmoud El Gendy

Journalist Hamdi

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Sohier Ramzy

Nadia Othman

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Hassan Hosny

Murad Mansour

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Mariam Fakhr Eddine

Khairiya Othman

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Khalil Morsi

Detective

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Ezzat ElMashad

Unknown Role

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Ahmed Abu Abiya

Antar

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Hamdy Morsi

Unknown Role

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Motawie Eweiss

Abdul Mawjoud

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