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The Life of Darkness
MovieMarch 1, 1940Egypt94 min

The Life of Darkness

حياة الظلام

The Life of Darkness
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The Life of Darkness, is a 1940 Egyptian movie, directed by Ahmad Badrakhan, and starring Mimi Chakib, Mohsen Sarhan, Raoheya Khaled. with a runtime of 94 minutes.

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The Life of Darkness is an Egyptian family drama that traces the fall of a young man from a middle-class home who graduates with a law degree his father had long dreamed of. The son, however, harbors a different ambition — to become a novelist — and instead of pursuing either path constructively, he falls under the influence of corrupt company. His descent is gradual but devastating: squandering his father's money, stealing his mother's jewelry to feed a mistress's demands, and ultimately triggering a tragedy that claims his mother's life. The film is a stark portrait of moral collapse and the cost of abandoning family and responsibility.

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