The Satanic Angels | |
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French | Les Anges de Satan |
Directed by | Ahmed Boulane |
Screenplay by | Ahmed Boulane |
Starring | Mansour Badri, Amal Chabli, Younes Megri, Driss Roukhe, Amal Ayouch, Rafik Boubker, Amina Rachid |
Cinematography | Serge Hannecart |
Edited by | Arbi Ben Ali |
Music by | Joël Pellegrini |
Production companies | Boulane O'Byrne Prod., Cinédina Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Morocco |
The Satanic Angels (French : Les Anges de Satan) is a 2007 Moroccan film, directed by Ahmed Boulane. [1] [2] [3]
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