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Whom Should We Shoot? (1975)

Whom Should We Shoot? poster
Original title
على من نطلق الرصاص
Directed by
Kamal El Sheikh
Genre
drama film
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Egyptian drama about a man who must decide whether to kill someone. The story follows his moral struggle and the pressure that builds as he faces his choice.

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What happens

Whom Should We Shoot? (Arabic: على من نطلق الرصاص؟, translit.`Alā mann Notlīq Ar-rasās, IPA [ʕælɑ: mʌn nʊtˤlq ərəsˤʌs]) is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. The film was listed in the CIFF Top 100 Egyptian films and was also selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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