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I Have Been Made a Murderer (1954)

I Have Been Made a Murderer poster
Original title
جعلوني مجرما
Directed by
Atef Salem
Genre
crime film
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is based on a true story about a child in a reformatory. It follows the experiences of a young boy who becomes involved in crime. After the film was released, an Egyptian law was passed to give first-time offenders a clean start.

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What happens

جعلوني مجرماً هو فيلم مصري من إنتاج عام 1954، بطولة فريد شوقي وهدى سلطان ويحيى شاهين وإخراج عاطف سالم، عرض الفيلم لأول مرة عام 1954، قصة الفيلم حقيقة قدمها فريد شوقي عن أحد الأطفال بالإصلاحية والتي كان شقيقه الضابط أحمد شوقي مأمورا عليها. وقد صدر عقب عرض هذا الفيلم قانون مصري ينص على الإعفاء من السبقة الأولى في الصحيفة الجنائية حتى يتمكن المخطئ من بدء حياة جديدة. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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