Like A Matchstick (2016)

A comedic tale created by the late actor Hussein Imam to pay tribute to the stars of the Egyptian cinema in its golden age. The main story is based on mixing scenes of 21-star from black and white period with other scenes written by and starring Imam so that the final product is the rediscovering of old stars in a new context.

Cast (29)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Hussein al-Imam

Sahar Ramy

K

Khaled Mahrous

Z

Zakarya Amer

R

Randa Al Subky

Faten Hamama

Hind Rostom

Laila Fawzy

Fatma Roshdy

Amina Rizk

Magda El Khatib

Farid Shawqy

Emad Hamdy

Nour El-Sherif

Kamal Al-Shennawi

Hussein Reyaad

Mahmood Al-Meleji

Seraj Muneer

Fakher Fakher

Yousuf Shaaban

Samir Sabri

Mahmoud Shoukoko

Sherifa Maher

Samia Gamal

Ahmed Allam

Zahrat Al-Ola

Mohamad El Tokhy

Hussain Ismael

Mohsen Sarhan

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