The Nile and the Life

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)

Genre:

Drama, History

Duration:

105 min

Actor:

Salah Zulfikar, Igor Vladimirov, Emad Hamdy

Quality:

HD

Director:

Youssef Chahine

Release:

1968

Country:

Egypt

IMDb:

5.5