A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief

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A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief, is a 2001 Egyptian movie, directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed, and starring Khaled Abol Naga, Salah Abdallah, Shaaban Abdel Rahim. with a runtime of 135 minutes.

Overview

A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief is an Egyptian comedy that sets an elaborate chain of mishaps in motion when Selim, a handsome and successful writer, visits police headquarters to report his stolen car. There he reconnects with the bumbling yet well-meaning Sergeant Fathy Abdel Ghafour, an old family friend now working as a detective. When Fathy insists on arranging a live-in housekeeper for his old friend, Selim's orderly life becomes hilariously entangled with the lives of his beautiful new maid, her thieving husband, and the hapless detective. The film balances warm human moments with sharp situational comedy as these mismatched characters navigate unexpected bonds.

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