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The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri

The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri

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Overview

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.

Directed by Adel El Aassar
Written by Alejandro Casona, Basyouni Othman
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Top Cast

Nour El-Sherif

Nour El-Sherif

Jaafar Al-Masry

Hussein Fahmy

Hussein Fahmy

Satan/Salem

Raghda

Raghda

Halima

Magdy Kamel

Magdy Kamel

Tharwat

Abeer Sabry

Abeer Sabry

Injy

Gamal Ismail

Gamal Ismail

Abdul Qadir

Safaa Al Toukhy

Safaa Al Toukhy

Amina

Saeed Al Saleh

Saeed Al Saleh

Hamida

Thuraya Ibrahim

Thuraya Ibrahim

Umm Hammam

Yousri ElAshmawy

Yousri ElAshmawy

Daoud

About The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri

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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