Writer
1937 - 2014
Mamdouh El Leithy
Egypt
Al karnak
Ali Badrakhan
1975
2h 20m
In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.
Thartharah fawq el-Nil
Hussein Kamal
1971
2h 2m
Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six-Day War, the movie adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's novel follows the escapist, drug-fueled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated Egyptians from various walks of life.
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