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The Great Fava Beans of China

The Great Fava Beans of China

20046.71h 45m

Overview

Mohy Al-Sharqawi is a young man whose grandfather and his uncles form a smuggling gang. As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot of troubles

Directed by Sherif Arafa
Written by Ahmed Abdallah
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Top Cast

Mohamed Henedi

Mohamed Henedi

محيي الشرقاوي

Kamala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya

Kamala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya

لي - مُترجمة محيي

K

Kowit Wattanakul

أبو لي

Mohamed Shoman

Mohamed Shoman

ممتاز الدمنهوري

Sami Sarhan

Sami Sarhan

جابر الشرقاوي

Soliman Eid

Soliman Eid

عبده - عم محيي

Hagag Abdel Azim

Hagag Abdel Azim

زينهم - عم محيي

Said Tarabeek

Said Tarabeek

فاروق الطباخ - زوج أم محيى

H

Hamdi Heikal

أبو موتة

Rami Yasin

Rami Yasin

رامي - الطباخ اللبناني

Themes & Keywords

egyptchina

About The Great Fava Beans of China

The Great Fava Beans of China is a comedy film released in 2004 exploring themes of egypt, china. Directed by Sherif Arafa, it stars Mohamed Henedi, Kamala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya, Kowit Wattanakul. Mohy Al-Sharqawi is a young man whose grandfather and his uncles form a smuggling gang. As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot of troubles

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