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A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief (2001) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2001 · 135 mins · Arabic
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- Directed by
- Daoud Abdel Sayed
- Starring
- Khaled Abol Naga, Ahmed Kamal, Salah Abdallah, Hend Sabry, Rolla Mahmoud, Menha Zaytoon
Handsome, successful writer Selim reports his stolen car at police headquarters, where he meets his old family friend Sergeant Fathy Abdel Ghafour, a well‑meaning but bumbling detective. Fathy insists Selim take on a live‑in housekeeper, linking Selim’s life with the striking maid, her thieving husband, and the meddling detective in a series of comic misadventures.
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