Al-Manakh Knights

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Al-Manakh Knights, is a 1983 Kuwaiti play, directed by عبدالأمير مطر, and starring AbdulHusain AbdulRedha, Ghanem Al-Saleh, Ibrahim Al-Sallal. Content rating: PG.

Overview

Al-Manakh Knights is a landmark Kuwaiti comedy stage production that satirizes the catastrophic Al-Manakh stock market crisis of 1982 — an event that rocked the Gulf and generated losses exceeding 22 billion dollars. Set against the backdrop of the late-1970s oil boom, when petrodollar wealth flooded Kuwait's parallel stock exchange, the play follows a group of merchants swept up in a frenzy of speculative trading. When the bubble bursts, their misfortunes unfold in a series of farcical scenes that expose the human cost of greed during an era of unbridled economic ambition. The production remains one of the most culturally resonant theatrical works in Gulf history.

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