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الأم (1945)

الأم poster
Directed by
Omar Gamae
Country
Kingdom of Egypt

How it feels

A family with a father, mother, and three sons struggles with money. The father turns to illegal income to support them. When he is caught, the eldest son takes the blame and goes to prison. The father dies, the other two sons marry, and the mother waits for her eldest son's release.

somberfamily-centeredmelancholictensegroundedemotionaldramaticresigned

What happens

الأم هو فيلمٌ مصريٌ أُنتج عام 1945. أسرة مكونة من أبٍ، وأمٍ، وثلاثة أبناء تعاني من مشاكل ماديةٍ. يلجأ الأب إلى الكسب الحرام للإنفاق على أسرته. وعندما يُلقى القبض عليه، يتحمل الابن الأكبر التهمة عنه ويُسجن. يموت الأب، ويتزوج الابنان الآخران، فيما تنتظر الأم خروج ابنها من السجن. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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