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The Land

الأرض

1970·135'

Youssef Chahine

Drama

★ 8.2

Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.

Stills

20

Cast

Nagwa Ibrahim Nagwa Ibrahim Wasifa
Ezzat Al Alaily Ezzat Al Alaily Abdel Hadi
Mahmoud El Meligy Mahmoud El Meligy Mohamed Abu Swelam
Yehia Chahine Yehia Chahine Sheikh Hassouna
Hamdy Ahmed Hamdy Ahmed Mohamed Effendi
Tawfiq Al-Deqen Tawfiq Al-Deqen Sheikh Sha'ban
Salah El-Saadany Salah El-Saadany Elwani
Ali Al Sharif Ali Al Sharif Diab
Abdel Warith Assir Abdel Warith Assir Mayor
Abdel Rahman El Khamesy Abdel Rahman El Khamesy Sheikh Youssef
Ashraf El-Selehdar Ashraf El-Selehdar Mahmoud Bey
Hussain Ismael Hussain Ismael Sheikh Shenawy

Screenings in Brussels

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