Switzerland / Aug 08, 1998 / Locarno Film Festival
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | عرق البلح |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية |
| Production countries | Egypt |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | أفلام مصر العربية (واصف فايز) |
| Release date | 23 giugno 1998 |
| Production | Wasif Fayez |
| Writer | Radwan El Kashef, Abdel Rahman El Abnoudy |
| Editing | Rashida Abdel Salam |
| Cinematography | Tarek El Tilmisany |
| Assistant directors | Mohamed Shaaban, Hani Khalifa, Radwan El Kashef |
| Camera operators | Tarek El Tilmisany |
| Additional photography | Tarek El Tilmisany |
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| Music | Yasser Abdel Rahman |
| Sound | Yasser Abdel Rahman |
| Costume design | Onsi Abou Seif |
| Makeup | Onsi Abou Seif |
| Hairstyling | Onsi Abou Seif |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Egypt / Jun 23, 1998
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