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The Walls, is a 1979 Iraqi movie, directed by Mohamed Shukri Jameel, and starring Tou'ma Al-Tamimy, Fadil Khalel, Karim Awad. with a runtime of 94 minutes.
The Walls (Al-Aswar) is an Iraqi family drama set in Baghdad, following the household of Sheikh Ali, a hardworking and decent patriarch with a son named Abbas and a daughter named Najia. When Abbas falls in love with Majida, his mother Yasin moves to arrange the marriage — but her maneuvering ignites bitter conflict within the family, unleashing long-suppressed rivalries and a fierce power struggle over the family's business. The film is an intimate portrait of generational tension, ambition, and the destructive potential of revenge within the walls of an Iraqi home.
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