Top Cast
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Farid Shawqy
Antar Bin Chaddad
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Kouka
Abla
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Aida Hilal
Sumaya, Shaddad’s wife
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Said Abou Bakr
Shiboob
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Nour El Demerdash
Emara Al-Ziyadi
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Ferdoos Mohamed
Zabiba (Umm Antar)
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Fakher Fakher
Malik Abu Abla
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Hassan Hamed
Mufarrej bin Hammam
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Ahmed Khamis
Abla's brother
Overview
Based on the life and legend of Antarah ibn Shaddad, a 6th century poet and hero whose poetic works are considered among the greatest in the Arab language.
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