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Closed Doors (1999) [N/A]

Featuring:
Mahmoud Hemida, Sawsan Badr, Ahmed Azmi

Written by:
Atef Hetata

Directed by:
Atef Hetata


Release Date:
September 8, 1999

Original Title:
الأبواب المغلقة

Alternate Titles:
Al abwab al Moghlaka

Production Countries:
Egypt

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 105

Overview from TheMovieDB

During the Gulf War, Fatma works as a maid for a wealthy man, and her son Mohammed is suffering from oppression by his teacher Mansour, who's having an affair with Fatima, taking advantage of her difficult circumstances. Mohammad gets drawn to extremist religious world led by Sheikh Khalid.

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Overview from Open Movies

In early 1990s Cairo, Mohammed (Hamada) a 13 year old boy struggles with school, his emerging sexuality, poverty, and a search for a sense of belonging. After being invited to a mosque by a teacher at his school, Mohammed quickly finds his place with Islamists. This new ideology clashes with his home life, and leads him to develop an entirely new perception of the definitions of right and wrong, and how to confront the newly percieved immoralities.

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Rankings and Honors

Closed Doors (1999) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.7/10
Awards Won: 8 wins & 2 nominations

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Production

Costume Design:
Nahed Nasrallah

Director:
Atef Hetata

Director of Photography:
Samir Bahzan

Editor:
Dalia Al-Nasser

Original Music Composer:
Hesham Nazih

Production Director:
Hesham Soliman

Writer:
Atef Hetata

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