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Toi, Waguih (2005)

Toi, Waguih poster
Directed by
Namir Abdel Messeeh
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A filmmaker investigates the story of his father who was imprisoned in Egypt in 1959 for being a communist.

reflectiveintimatecontemplativepersonalquietmelancholicslow-paced

What happens

Toi, Waguih est un film français réalisé par Namir Abdel Messeeh et sorti en 2005. Le réalisateur s'intéresse à l'histoire de son père, emprisonné en Égypte en 1959 pour communisme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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