Best Times (2004)
Ahla el-Awqat (The Best of Times) tells the story of a successful middle-aged woman (Salma, played by Hanan Tork) who is left to live with her step father after a not-so-tragic accident that claims the life of her mother. Salma goes on a quest to find out the identity of the sender of mystery letters and packages. One letter includes a picture of her and her two best friends from school (played by the Hend Sabry and Menna Shalaby), whom she has not seen for 14 years. Reunited, the girls embark on the quest of finding the identity of the sender.
Director: Hala Khalil
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Hanan Turk as Salma |
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Hend Sabry as Yusreya |
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Menna Shalabi as Doha Abdul Karim |
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Samy El Adl as Uncle Rabie |
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Amr Waked as Hisham Jalal |
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Khaled Saleh as Ibrahim |
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Hassan Hosny as Salma's father |
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Ahmed Kamal as Abdulsalam |
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Maha Abou Ouf as Najwa |
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Marwa Mehran as Jiji |
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Amir Karara as Tarek |
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Khairy Beshara as Himself |
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Salwa Mohamed Ali as Azza |
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Salma Gharib as Layla |
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Mohamed Shoman as |
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Yasser El Tobgy as |
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Sahar Kamel as |
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Layla Al Eskandarania as |
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Fatma Koshari as |
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Tarek Abdel Hay as |
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Sahar Abdulhameed as |
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Ahmed Shoman as |
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Hamdy Nada as |
| Editing | Manar Hosny | Editor |
| Writing | Wessam Soliman | Writer |
| Writing | Hala Khalil | Writer |
| Directing | Hala Khalil | Director |
| Production | Amal Abu Shadi | Production Director |
| Production | Mohamed Al Manadely | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mohammed Osama | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Khaled Hammad | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ahmed El Morsy | Director of Photography |