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First Year of Deception (2004)

First Year of Deception poster
Original title
سنة أولى نصب
Directed by
Kamla Abou Zekry
Genre
comedy, romance
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two unemployed university graduates in Hurghada make money by conning tourists. They meet two women they fall in love with, and decide to give up conning and find honest work in tourism.

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What happens

Sana Oula Nasb (Arabic: سنة أولى نصب), or First Year of Deception / First Year Con is a 2004 Egyptian romantic comedy directed by Kamla Abu Zekry and assistant director Ahmad Asama. The film was produced and written by Samira Mohsen and starred Ahmed Ezz, Nour, Khaled Selim, Dalia El Behairy, Hassan Hosny, Samira Mohsen, Osama Abbas, Moatazza Abdel Sabour, and Tamer Samir. It is available on digital platforms and available online. The plot is set in Hurghada, Egypt: two unemployed Egyptian university graduates, Ahmed and Khaled, resort to conning tourists in Hurghada. After meeting two girls, Dalia and Noor, with whom they fall in love, they decide to change their con ways, and work honestly in the tourism business. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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