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Title: Bittersweet

Release Date: 25 May 2010

Runtime: 2h 11m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: United Bros. Studios, Shadows Communications, Albatrous film production

Production Companies: United Bros. Studios, Shadows Communications, Albatrous film production

Overview: Masry el Araby is an American-Egyptian citizen who travels back to his home town (in Egypt) after living in the US for 20 years. He has this idea of Egypt being a wonderful and amazing country, but the idea soon crashes as he faces reality. After arriving in Egypt, Masry is treated badly when he uses his Egyptian Passport. But then when he starts using his American Passport as an identification card, he is paid with a lot of respect. He faces many problems as he loses both passports.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.559 (76 votes)

Cast

  • مصري: Ahmed Helmy
  • سعيد: Edward
  • منصف: Tarek ElAmir
  • أم سعيد: Inam Salusah
  • عم هلال: Youssef Daoud
  • راضي: Lotfy Labib
  • ميرفت: Amy Samir Ghanem
  • ابتسام: Gehan Anwar
  • نوسة: Shaima Abdel Qadir
  • صاحب الكشك: Said Tarabeek
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