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Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later.


When a young man on the run crosses paths with a woman escaping her own troubles, the two become unlikely fugitives. Hunted by the law and framed by the media, they must fight to prove their innocence and survive the chase.
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Karim Abdel Aziz
حسن

Talaat Zakaria
امين

Mona Zaki
سلمي

Abd Allah Meshref
الاعور

Khaled El Sawy
سعيد العراقي

Entesar

Ahmed Fouad Selim

Anwar Abd Moneim

متولي علوان
محمود الخواجة
Abu Ali is a drama, comedy, romance, adventure film released in 2005. Directed by Ahmed Nader Galal, it stars Karim Abdel Aziz, Talaat Zakaria, Mona Zaki. When a young man on the run crosses paths with a woman escaping her own troubles, the two become unlikely fugitives. Hunted by the law and framed by the media, they must fight to prove their innocence and survive the chase.
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