What's Up?

What's Up?

What's Up?

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What's Up?

2006

1h 35m

2.0(1 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

The film is a comedy-drama that recounts the story of a family torn between modernity and tradition in Saudi Arabia.

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14 members

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Hisham Abdulrahman

Sultan

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Mais Hamdan

Sahar

Mais Hamdan

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تركي اليوسف

Khaled

تركي اليوسف

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Khaled Sami

Grandfather

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Ali Al Sabea

Fayez

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Fatima Al-Hawsani

Um Khaled

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Mishal Al-Mutairi

Wadah

Mishal Al-Mutairi

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Talal Al Sidr

Jasem

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Hind Muhamed

Dunya

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محمد الصيرفي

Nayef

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Marwa Ahmad

Lubna

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Mohamad Alamr

Abdul Karim

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Abdullah Abu Abed

Masoud

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Dina Hosni

Nouf

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