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My Blood, My Tears and My Smile (1973)

My Blood, My Tears and My Smile poster
Original title
دمي ودموعي وابتسامتي
Directed by
Hussein Kamal
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Egypt
Runtime
2h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman named Nahed is forced into a marriage that serves as a cover for an affair with a wealthy businessman. Her official husband agrees to this arrangement, and she sacrifices her true love to save her family from poverty.

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What happens

دمي ودموعي وابتسامتي فيلم من تأليف إحسان عبد القدوس وإخراج حسين كمال صدر عام 1973م. الفيلم هو عبارة عن دراما اجتماعية شديدة القسوة عن ناهد التي يتم تزويجها لشاب كستار لعلاقة آثمة مع رجل أعمال كبير، وبموافقة الزوج الرسمي تضحي بالشاب الذي تبادل معها الحب بصدق من أجل إنقاذ أسرتها من شظف العيش. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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