Movie Description
عرق البلح
(1999)Overview
Set in a mythical small Upper-Egyptian village where people live off planting dates and making of Date Wine, a stranger arrives and calls on people to travel to the abroad for job opportunities, all of the village's grown-up men leave, except for the disabled grandfather and his grandson Ahmed, upon which trouble begins to spread in the village in the absence of men along with his lover Salma. Exploring themes of Rebellion, Desire, Masculinity, Patriarchy, Spirituality and the Ancient Egyptian Mystique.
Featured Crew
- Director : Radwan El Kashef
- Producer : Wasif Fayez
- Writer : Radwan El Kashef
- Editor : Rashida Abdel Salam
- Cast : Sherihan,Abla Kamel,Mohamed Nagaty,Manal Afifi,Hamdy Ahmad,Fayza Amasaib,Gamal Ismail,Seif Abdelrahman,Madiha ElSayed,Lobna Mahmoud,Abdullah Mahmoud,Kamal Soliman,علاء الكمالي
Cast
Salma
Salima
Ahmed Mustafa Ismail
Shifa
Mute Grandpa
Grandma Zen
Mohammed Ismail
Salem
Amna
Umm Salma
Syed
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Facts
Original Titleعرق البلح
Status Released
Release Information
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1999-06-23
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 48m
Production Companiesأفلام مصر العربية (واصف فايز)
Genres
- Drama
