Zuhair Abdel Karim

Zuhair Abdel Karim

64 (1960-08-29)
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Syrian actor born in the village of Maarba on 29 August 1960. He graduated from the High Institute of Performing Arts with a degree in acting. He began his career in 1984 appearing in the series Al-Zeer Salem. His film debut, however, was in 1988 on Stars of the Day. He appeared in several other works, most notably The Banner People, Zero Hour, and The Weary Journey.

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Stars in Broad Daylight 1988 (6.7)

In his debut feature film, director Muhammad explores the inexorable dissolution of a family, ironically during the planning of a wedding, the kind of ritual that ought to bond family members together in shared joy. The film exposes the divisive dynamics of patriarchal oppression, and the terrible connections between familial and sociopolitical violence.
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Sacrifices 2002 (6.6)

As an elderly man on his deathbed looks to give his name to one of his newborn grandsons, he's unable to acknowledge any of them. The three boys grow up with no name in the Syrian mountains, as they struggle to survive in a war-torn country.
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AlDaghari is a Syrian social comedy series, based on the story of Turkish writer Aziz Nesin, produced by Syrian Arab Television in 1992, directed by Haitham Haqqi. It tells the story of a fraudulent person who exploits the gullibility of the villagers.