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Jafar Al-Masry's empire is about to collapse, the devil asks him to kill in exchange for saving him from bankruptcy. Jaafar agrees and kills the hunter Hammam. But guilt drives Jaafar to search for the village of Hammam, and he starts to get to know his relatives and wife Halima.

Nour El-Sherif
Jaafar Al-Masry

Hussein Fahmy
Satan/Salem

Raghda
Halima

Magdy Kamel
Tharwat

Abeer Sabry
Injy

Gamal Ismail
Abdul Qadir

Safaa Al Toukhy
Amina

Saeed Al Saleh
Hamida

Thuraya Ibrahim
Umm Hammam

Yousri ElAshmawy
Daoud
The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1998. Directed by Adel El Aassar, it stars Nour El-Sherif, Hussein Fahmy, Raghda. Jafar Al-Masry's empire is about to collapse, the devil asks him to kill in exchange for saving him from bankruptcy. Jaafar agrees and kills the hunter Hammam. But guilt drives Jaafar to search for the village of Hammam, and he starts to get to know his relatives and wife Halima.
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