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جسر الأشرار

جسر الأشرار poster
Country
Syria

How it feels

A poor Syrian painter in 1971 is convinced by a friend to fake his own suicide so his artwork becomes famous. The friend secretly plots to steal his paintings and his lover. The painter discovers the betrayal and sets traps to expose him in front of everyone.

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What happens

فيلم سينمائي سوري من إنتاج العام 1971. يعاني فنانٌ تشكيليٌ من الفقر الشديد، فيقنعه صديقه بأن يدعي الانتحار حتى يشتهر كفنانٍ عبقري ويستطيع أن يبيع لوحاته، يتضح أن هذا الصديق يسعى للاستيلاء على لوحاته وحبيبته. يكتشف الفنان خيانة صديقه فيدبر له المكائد كي يكشفه أمام الجميع. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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