"A Film by Marwan Elshafie"
Following a personal tragedy, teenage "Seif" sets out to purify himself, only to find that the path to water is anything but simple.
Social & External
The people behind it
Marwan Ashour
Seif
Dalia Ramzy
Sumaya
Mohamed Fadl
Ali Loka
Ahmed Elnabawy
Adel
Hani Aboud
Khaled Elbosaty
Hilal
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