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The Octopus
Genres
Drama
Overview
A woman whose husband travels to work abroad and leaves her facing loneliness and dreaming inside that she will kill him and take revenge on him for those years that he stole from her and then she thinks that the dream has become a reality and that she has already killed him and advances to the detective, admitting that she is a killer, but the doctor appointed by the court and his lawyer friend feel that the lady is innocent.
Details
Budget
$2300000
Revenue
$3400000
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
2000-03-08
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Mahmoud Yassin
Elham Shahein
Nahed Roshdy
Sherif Sabry
Othman Abdel Monem
Mahmoud Qabil
Hanem Mohamed
Yasmine Al Jilany
Omar Nagy
Ahmad Seyam
Gamila Aziz
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