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The Last-Born (1966)

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Egypt
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How it feels

A man named Muhammad jokes with his friend Saad and then pretends to be dead. Saad believes he killed his friend and runs away in panic. Later, Saad meets a gang that tries to recruit him.

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What happens

The Last-Born (Arabic: آخر العنقود, romanized: Akher el ankud) is an Egyptian film released on April 20, 1966. The film is directed and written by Zoheir Bakir and stars Hassan Youssef, Shams al-Baroudi, Salah Kabil, and Taheyya Kariokka. It tells the story of a man named Muhammad, who pretends to die after joking and quarrelling with his friend Saad. Saad thinks that he killed his friend and runs away, eventually encountering a gang trying to recruit him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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