The Dupes

The Dupes (Arabic: المخدوعون‎‎; Al-makhdu'un) is a 1973 Syrian drama film directed by Tewfik Saleh and starring Mohamed Kheir-Halouani, Abderrahman Alrahy, Bassan Lotfi, Saleh Kholoki and Thanaa Debsi. Based on Ghassan Kanafani's 1963 novel, "Men in the Sun", the film portrays the lives of three Palestinian refugees after the 1948 Nakba by following three generations of men who made their way from Palestine to Iraq on the hope of reaching Kuwait to pursue their dreams of freedom and prosperity. "The Dupes" was met with widespread acclaim from critics and garnered several awards, both domestically and on the international stage. It was also selected for participation in the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.

Contents

• The dupes tawfiq saleh
• Cast
• References

Cast

Mohamed Kheir-Halouani as Abou Keïss

Abderrahman Alrahy as Abou Kheizarane

Bassan Lofti Abou-Ghazala as Assaad

Saleh Kholoki as Marouane

Thanaa Debsi as Om Keïss