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Chased by the Dogs

اللص والكلاب

1962

Released from prison, a thief bent on revenge finds that the friends and lover who betrayed him have moved on, and his hunt for justice slowly turns him into the hunted. Adapted from Naguib Mahfouz, a taut existential thriller.

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Part of 10 Essential Egyptian Films

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