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The Will (1939)

The Will poster
Original title
العزيمة
Directed by
Kamal Selim
Genre
drama film
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man struggles to find work and support his family in Cairo. He faces difficult choices as he tries to pursue his ambitions and his love life against societal pressures.

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What happens

The Will or Determination (Arabic: العزيمة, translit. El-Azeema) is a 1939 Egyptian film, directed by Kamal Selim. It stars Fatima Rushdi. The film is considered one of the greatest Egyptian movies of all time, and has been voted the best Egyptian film of all time in the list of Top 100 Egyptian films in 20th century, among other websites and magazines. The Will was produced by Egypt Film Studio for Studio Misr and was released on November 6, 1939 by Studio Misr. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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