The Life of Darkness
A middle-class family. The son gets a law degree and wants his son to be a lawyer, but the son wants to be a novelist. The son is surrounded by bad friends, so he is led by them into a life of debauchery and slips into the abyss, betrays trust, misappropriates his father's money, and steals his mother's jewelry to satisfy his mistress's demands, which leads to his mother's death.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | حياة الظلام |
| Year | 1940 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Ahmad Badrakhan |
| Runtime | 94 min. |
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The Life of Darkness is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.
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A classic from 1940. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.
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🎭 Cast
Mimi Chakib
زهيرة حلمى
Mohsen Sarhan
أحمد علوي
Raoheya Khaled
راوية
Ferdoos Mohamed
خديجة - والدة أحمد
Thuraya Helmy
ميمي
Fouad Shafiq
سليمان بك - عشيق زهيرة الغنى
Mansi Fahmy
علي علوي - والد أحمد
Anwar Wagdi
محمود الشيمي - صديق أحمد
Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari
المعلم دسوقي - القهوجى
Abdel Meguid Shukry
المحامى عبدالقادر الشرقاوي
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