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The Man Without a Past
Why this pick
Its deadpan humor, emotionally restrained loneliness, and unlikely friendship echo the warm, darkly comic humanism beneath Mediterranean Fever.
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MOVIE2022 1h 48m DEU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Waleed dreams of a writing career while suffering from depression. He develops a relationship with his neighbor - a small-time crook. While the scheme turns into an unexpected friendship, it leads them into a journey of dark encounters.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Amer Hlehel
Waleed
Ashraf Farah
Jalal Sabbagh
Anat Hadid
Ola
Shaden Kanboura
Raneen
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Aziz
Samar Qupty
Lina