The Night of Counting the Years

The Night of Counting the Years

1969 · 102 min · AR · 7.8 (46 votes)
Dir. Shadi Abdel Salam · Starring Ahmed Marei, Ahmed Hegazi, Nadia Lotfi, Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim, Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq, Mohamed Nabih · Music Mario Nascimbene
DramaHistory

Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.

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A sweeping, patient epic that immerses you in a lost world. It feels like a dusty, sun-baked fable, exploring the weight of history and the quiet dignity of people caught between tradition and encroaching change.

introspectivemelancholicausterecontemplativeslow-burnepic historical dramanaturalisticcinematic realismtradition vs modernitycultural heritagefamily loyaltycolonialism
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