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Driven from Paradise

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The dervish Alish dies and is taken in a majestic procession to the cemetery. When he ascends to heaven to be judged, he discovers that the sum of his virtues equals the sum of his sins, so he's sent back to the living in order to test him and decide whether he should enter heaven or hell.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1965-05-12

Runtime: 100 mins

Director: Fatin Abdel Wahab

Writer: Tawfiq Al-Hakim

Spoken language: العربية

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

Original title: Driven from Paradise

Production Companies: فيلمنتاج, محمد رجائي

Production Countries: Egypt

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