You Will Die at Twenty

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You Will Die at Twenty

2020

1h 43m

7.0(47 votes)

Drama

Overview

Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Mustafa Shehata

Muzamil

Mahmoud Alsarraj

Sulaiman

Islam Mubark

Sakina

Bunna Khalid

Naima

Talal Afifi

Alnoor

Amal Mustafa

Set Alnesea

Nahid Hassan

Ehsan

Rabeha Mahmoud

Aunt Nafisa

Abdulrahman Alshibly

Eissa Fagiri

Moatasem Rashid

Young Muzamil

Creative team

Directed by: Amjad Abu Alala
Written by: Amjad Abu Alala
Youssef Ibrahim
Produced by: Arnaud Dommerc
Hossam Elouan

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