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As Not to Fly the Smoke

  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama

November 19, 1984 (EG)

1h 55m

So the Smoke Won't Blow Away

Fahmi Abdul Hadi .. A distinguished student of law school .. His dreams are simple and his actions are ideal and pure .. Fahmi collides with the bitter reality of life when losing his mother because he cannot afford the price of her treatment. At a time, He watches his colleagues...

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