Welad El-Am (also called Escaping Tel Aviv) is a 2009 Egypt

Egypt

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ian film directed by Sherif Arafa

Sherif Arafa

Sherif Arafa is an Egyptian director, writer and producer. He was born on December 25, 1960 and graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1982...

 and starring Karim Abdel Aziz

Karim Abdel Aziz

Karim Abdel Aziz is an Egyptian actor. He is the son of director Mohammad Abdul Aziz and nephew of film director Omar Abdel Aziz, while his aunt is the actress Samira Muhsin...

, Sherif Mounir and Mona Zaki

Mona Zaki

Mona Zaki is an Egyptian actress. Although she had no interest at all on being an actress, Mona Zaki is now a remarkable leading star. Mona started her career in acting accidentally, when she met Mohamed Sobhi, the famous Egyptian Actor and Director. Mona is a Mass Communication student at the...

.(16 March 2010). Deze film doorbreekt taboe in Arabische wereld, NU.nl

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(in Dutch), Retrieved December 15, 2010 (reporting that film caused much controversy in Arab media)

Plot

Salwa (played by Mona Zaki

Mona Zaki

Mona Zaki is an Egyptian actress. Although she had no interest at all on being an actress, Mona Zaki is now a remarkable leading star. Mona started her career in acting accidentally, when she met Mohamed Sobhi, the famous Egyptian Actor and Director. Mona is a Mass Communication student at the...

) is an Egyptian woman who discovers that her husband (played by Sherif Mounir) is a Mossad

Mossad

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 agent and abducts her with her two young children to Israel. Mostafa (Karim Abdel Aziz

Karim Abdel Aziz

Karim Abdel Aziz is an Egyptian actor. He is the son of director Mohammad Abdul Aziz and nephew of film director Omar Abdel Aziz, while his aunt is the actress Samira Muhsin...

), an intelligence officer is assigned to rescue Salwa and her children and bring them back them to Egypt.