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An Egyptian Citizen (Al Muwaten Al Masri)

Special Screening

Salah Abo-Seif / Feature Narrative / Egypt / 1991 / 80 min / Color / HDCAM
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Drama, Social Issues
N/A
Rated: Parental guidance is advised

Synopsis

A feudal mayor manages by a court verdict to restore his lands. When his spoiled son is summoned for military service he asks his guard to send his own son, Masri, to serve in his place in return for a portion of his land. When Masri dies in the war after confessing everything, the mayor and the guard desperately try to gain control of the situation.

The screening will be attended by a very special guest, the star of the film, the legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif.

About the Director

Salah Abu Seif is one of the most famous Egyptian directors and leaves behind a legacy of influential films. Considered to be the godfather of filmic realism in Egypt, he used the adaptation of Arabic novels and short stories to create 17 films. His 1960 film “Bidaya wa Nihaya” was the first motion picture adapted from a novel written by Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.

Credits

Director

Salah Abo-Seif

Screenwriter

Mohsen Zayed

Producer

Hussein Kalla

Cinematographer

Tarik El-Telmissani

Distributor

ART

Cast

Omar Sharif, Safya El-Emary, Ezzat El-Alayli, Khaled Elnabawy, Hassan Hosni, Abdallah Mahmoud

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