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Playing with Giants

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When Hassan Bahlal, a young unemployed man, calls the National Security Agency to report a fire that is to break out in a factory the next day, a new chapter in Hassan's life begins as he tells the officer he has foreseen the incident in a dream.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1991-06-22

Runtime: 100 mins

Director: Sherif Arafa

Writer: Wahid Hamid

Spoken language: العربية

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Original title: Playing with Giants

Production Companies:

Production Countries: Egypt

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