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The Island

The Island

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The Island

2007

2h 23m

7.2(40 votes)

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Drama

Overview

Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ahmed Al Saqqa

Ahmed Al Saqqa

Mansour El Hefny

Mahmoud Yassin

Mahmoud Yassin

Ali El Hefny

Hend Sabry

Hend Sabry

Karima

Khaled El Sawy

Khaled El Sawy

Roshdy

Mahmoud Abdel Moghny

Mahmoud Abdel Moghny

Tarek

Zeina

Zeina

Faika

Bassem Samra

Bassem Samra

Hassan El Hefny

Asser Yassin

Asser Yassin

Mahmoud Nageh

Nedal Al Shafeay

Nedal Al Shafeay

Fadl El Hefny

Ashraf Meslehi

Ashraf Meslehi

Hemdan

Creative team

Directed by: Sherif Arafa
Written by: Mohamed Diab
Sherif Arafa
Produced by: Mohamed Hassan Ramzy

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