Name: Al Hayba: The Documentary
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-09-15
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Cyrine AbdelNour, Taim Hasan, Natalia Sokolevskaya

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The backstage story of one of the most successful Arab dramas in history, narrating the phases of its inception, execution, production and direction.

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