''Kuwait Connection'' ( ar, ذئاب لا تاكل اللحم ) is a 1973

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by Lebanese director Samir A. Khouri and featuring a predominantly

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

ian main cast with Lebanese and

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

i actors. The film was released on

DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ...

by Sabbah Media Corporation in 2002.Dhiʼāb lā taʼakulu al-laḥm
/ref>

Plot

Hired assassin Anwar (

Ezzat El Alaili Ezzat El Alaili ( ar, عزت العلايلي) (15 September 1934 – 5 February 2021) was an Egyptian actor who starred in over 300 films, TV series, and theatre plays since the 1960s. He had his bachelor's degree from the Higher Institute of The ...

) runs from the police and, wounded, takes refuge in rich libertine Walid's (

Mohsen Sarhan Mohsen Sarhan ( ar, محسن سرحان) (6 January 1914 in Port Said – 7 February 1993 in Cairo) was an Egyptian actor in multiple films and as part of the National Troupe. Biography One of his performances as part of the National Troupe recei ...

) mansion outside

Kuwait City Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...

. As Anwar narrates his story to Walid's wife Soraya (

Nahed Sherif Nahed Sherif ( ar, ناهد شريف), (1 January 1942 – 7 April 1981) was an Egyptian actress who came to prominence in Egyptian and Lebanese films of the 1960s and 1970s. Biography Born Samiha Zaki El-Nial () and a Lycée Français du Caire ...

), it is revealed that he was an idealist reporter who became disillusioned with humanity after atrocities he witnessed (starting with

Deir Yassin Deir Yassin ( ar, دير ياسين, Dayr Yāsīn) was a Palestinian Arab village of around 600 inhabitants about west of Jerusalem. Deir Yassin declared its neutrality during the 1948 Palestine war between Arabs and Jews. The village was razed ...

) and was drawn to the criminal world.

Cast

: Anwar *

: Walid *

: Soraya *Liz Sarkisian: Nihad, Walid's daughter *Silvana Badrkhan: Linda, Anwar's partner * Mohammed Al-Mansor: Nihad's lover

References

External links

*
''Dhiʼāb lā taʼakulu al-laḥm''
at ''ElCinema'' 1973 films 1970s action adventure films 1970s Arabic-language films Films set in Kuwait Egyptian action adventure films {{1970s-action-film-stub