The Great Fava Beans of China
فول الصين العظيم
Synopsis
Mohy Al-Sharqawi is a young man whose grandfather and his uncles form a smuggling gang. As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot of troubles
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Mohamed Henedi
محيي الشرقاوي
Kamala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya
لي - مُترجمة محيي
Kowit Wattanakul
أبو لي
Mohamed Shoman
ممتاز الدمنهوري
Sami Sarhan
جابر الشرقاوي
Soliman Eid
عبده - عم محيي
Hagag Abdel Azim
زينهم - عم محيي
Said Tarabeek
فاروق الطباخ - زوج أم محيى
Hamdi Heikal
أبو موتة
Rami Yasin
رامي - الطباخ اللبناني
Diaa ElMerghany
دوكش الحرامي
Hesham Dowaik
Sohair El Barooni
Hesham Mansour
Ashraf Farouq
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Sherif Arafa
- Screenplay & Story
- Ahmed Abdallah
- Original Score
- Nabil Ali Maher
- Original Title
- فول الصين العظيم
- Country of Origin
- Egypt
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic, Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Studios
- Oscar Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Sherif Arafa
Ahmed Abdallah
Nabil Ali Maher
Sameh Selim
Department Leadership Roster
Ahmed Abdallah
Writer
Amr Mcgyver
Stunt Coordinator
Sameh Selim
Director of Photography
Sherif Arafa
Director
Nabil Ali Maher
Original Music Composer
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What is The Great Fava Beans of China about?
Mohy Al-Sharqawi is a young man whose grandfather and his uncles form a smuggling gang. As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot of troubles
Who directed The Great Fava Beans of China?
The Great Fava Beans of China was directed by Sherif Arafa.
Who stars in The Great Fava Beans of China?
The principal cast of The Great Fava Beans of China includes Mohamed Henedi, Kamala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya, Kowit Wattanakul, Mohamed Shoman, Sami Sarhan.
When was The Great Fava Beans of China released and how long is it?
The Great Fava Beans of China was released in 2004 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.
Who composed the musical score for The Great Fava Beans of China?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Great Fava Beans of China was composed by Nabil Ali Maher.