''Menahi (Arabic: مناحي)'' is a
Saudi comedy film
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that was released in 2009. Fayez al-Malki is the lead actor.
[ Renown Syrian actress ]Muna Wassef
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Places
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* Muna, Iran, village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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was also amongst the cast.
Plot
The film is about a Bedouin
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villager named "Menahi" who gets rich and decides to move to a big city.[
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Further details
It opened in Riyadh
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in 2009; the opening of ''Menahi'' was the first time films were screened in Riyadh for several decades. Men and girls under 12 were permitted to go to the screening.[Abu-Nasr, Donna.]
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References
2009 comedy films
2009 films
2000s Arabic-language films
Saudi Arabian comedy films
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