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They Are All My Children (1962)

They Are All My Children poster
Directed by
Ahmad Diyaeldin
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 40m
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A strict father sends his three adult sons to start their university year in Cairo. One is a police officer, one is a lawyer, and the youngest hopes to be an engineer but struggles with his studies. The story follows their lives in the city as their father's harshness and their own choices lead to conflict.

melodramatictenseemotionalsoapyslow-burnfamily-centeredmorally seriouspoignant

What happens

كلهم أولادي، فيلم مصري أُصدر في عام 1962 من إخراج أحمد ضياء الدين. أب له ثلاثة أبناء؛ (سالم) ضابط شرطة، (أمين) محامي و (مدحت) يأمل أن يكون مهندسًا لكنه لم ينجح في الدراسة، يذهبون إلى القاهرة في بداية العام الدراسي بعد قضاء الإجازة في مزرعة أبيهم ومعهم الأم وابنة العمة (كريمة)، الأب بالغ القسوة على الأبناء وفي المدينة ينشغل كل من (أمين) و (سالم) بأعمالهما، أما (مدحت) فإنه يفشل في الدراسة ويعيش حياة عابثة، وتتوالى الاحداث. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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