The Nile and the Life
1968 · 105 min
Drama · History
★ 5.5not streaming
Renegotiating the representational paradigm of nationhood the film draws a heterogeneous picture of Egyptian society as well as Soviet workers as they embarked on the momentous dam enterprise. The films presents a vision of a nation deep rooted in unity as well as diversity. The films projection of a renewed imagining of the nation inadvertently acknowledges a new and nuanced understanding of its goals, political objectives, and how these impact the personal within it. (KHOURI)
Crew
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Writer Nikolai Figurovsky
- Writer Youssef Chahine
- Writer Abd El Rahman El Sharqawy
- Director of Photography Yu-Lan Chen
- Director of Photography Aleksandr Shelenkov
Cast
Crew
- Director — Youssef Chahine
- Writer — Nikolai Figurovsky
- Writer — Youssef Chahine
- Writer — Abd El Rahman El Sharqawy
- Director of Photography — Yu-Lan Chen
- Director of Photography — Aleksandr Shelenkov
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