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The Kuwaiti short film العاصفة (The Storm) explores Kuwait's social and economic shifts before and after the discovery of oil. Through the perspectives of an older father and his modernized son, it delves into the challenges of tradition versus rapid modernization.
$10650
$55000
27 min
1965-08-26
Released
Arabic
1
7
الأب
الابن
0.0
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