30 Years Ago
2016 film directed by Amr Arafa
30 Years Ago (Arabic: من 30 سنة, translit. Men Thalateen Sana) is a 2016 Egyptian drama film directed by Amr Arafa. The film features an ensemble cast. It stars Ahmed El Sakka, Mona Zaki, Sherif Mounir, Mervat Amin and Nour.
Plot
Abdel Tawab El-Tayeb, an arms dealer from Minya, Egypt, who lost both of his wives. He sold his property and gathered his children: Hassan, Gamal, Nabila, Sameh, and Hoda and moved to Cairo to open an arms store in Attaba neighborhood and married the dancer Sonia. They had a daughter, Nagwa, and his business flourished. Before his death, he divided his wealth equally among his children, leaving his eldest daughter, Nabila, as his guardian. She allied with the other siblings to oppress Sameh and Hoda and seize their inheritance. Sameh's son, Omar, lived in poverty and emigrated abroad in search of a livelihood.
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