Al-Ghaba (الغابة) 16 years old

A group of street children of various ages with one thing in common, the all live in the same ghetto. Each has/her own way of earning a living, some search garbage for food, others are thieves, drug dealers, or prostitutes. The film tries to capture the price these unfortunate children have to pay to earn enough to barely survive on the margins of society. The film puts the fully responsibility on society and the government for this phenomenon, which is significantly spreading.

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Al-Ghaba Cast

Name Character
Hanan Motawie She was 31, now 45 years old as برشامه
Amr Abdel-Geleel He was 47, now 61 years old as عماد
Ahmed Azmy as حموسه
Reham Abdelghafour She was 31, now 45 years old as جميلة
Basim Samra He was 39, now 53 years old as التوربيني

Al-Ghaba Crew

Name Department
Ahmed Atef as Director. He was 39 (now 53) years old Directing
Ahmed Atef as Co-Writer. He was 39 (now 53) years old Writing
ناصر عبدالرحمن as Writer. Writing
Al-Ghaba poster
Al-Ghaba (16 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 28, 2008
  • Runtime: 82 minutes