Scheherazade Tell Me a Story (2011)
Director
Yousry Nasrallah
Main cast
Mona Zaki; Hassan El Raddad; Nahed El Sebaï; Menha Batraoui; Rehab El Gamal
Genres
Description
A female talk show host in Cairo stirs up political controversy when she focuses her on-air discussions on the topic of women's issues.
Yousry Nasrallah
Main cast
Mona Zaki; Hassan El Raddad; Nahed El Sebaï; Menha Batraoui; Rehab El Gamal
Genres
Description
A female talk show host in Cairo stirs up political controversy when she focuses her on-air discussions on the topic of women's issues.
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