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Before the Summer Crowds (2015)

Before the Summer Crowds poster
Original title
قبل زحمة الصيف
Directed by
Mohamed Khan
Genre
drama film
Country
United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor on vacation at a beach resort meets a young woman. Their interactions lead to a quiet connection. The film follows their time together over a summer.

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What happens

Before the Summer Crowds (Arabic: قبل زحمة الصيف, translit. Qabl Zahmet El Seif) is an Egyptian film directed by Mohamed Khan and released in 2016. Starring Maged el Kedwany, Hana Sheha, Ahmed Dawood, Lana Mushtaq and Hany El Metennawy, it premiered at the 12th Dubai International Film Festival in 2015. It was then selected to represent Egypt in the 5th Luxor African Film Festival in March 2016 before commercial release in Egyptian cinemas in April and rollout to Iraq, Tunisia and the UAE in May. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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