 Mohammad Chamas (qv) who played Omar in the movie was discovered  by accident. At one time while the crew was preparing the set and  not having found an actor to play Omar, Mohammed was passing by and  he had a fight with one of the crew members. The director noticed  him and immediately asked him to play the character. After having  lived in an orphanage most of his life, becoming a lead in a motion  picture was an important change of pace.