Bye Bye Arab

Bye Bye Arab

Bye Bye Arab

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Bye Bye Arab

1986

2h 24m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A dark Kuwaiti comedy that follows "Arab," an idealist who embarks on a fantastical journey with "Marjan the Genie" to unite the Arab world—only to confront a reality far from his hopes.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

AbdulHusain AbdulRedha

AbdulHusain AbdulRedha

عرب

Hayat Al-Fahad

Hayat Al-Fahad

أم كلثوم

Saleh Hamad

Saleh Hamad

عم عرب / دولار عبدالغني

Dawood Hussein

Dawood Hussein

مرجان

Mohamed Hassan

Mohamed Hassan

Abdullah Al-Sallman

Abdullah Al-Sallman

Kathem Al-Zamil

Kathem Al-Zamil

Amal Abbas

Amal Abbas

Ali Sultan

Ali Sultan

Nawaf Al-Shammari

Nawaf Al-Shammari

Creative team

Directed by: Moncef Souissi
Written by: Nabil Badran

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