Bidaya wa Nihaya (1960)

Original title

بداية ونهاية

Directed by

Salah Abu Seif

Genre

drama film

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After the death of the family's patriarch, a poor Egyptian family struggles to survive and maintain their dignity. The story follows the siblings as they each confront harsh realities and make difficult choices that shape their futures.

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What happens

The Beginning and the End (Egyptian Arabic: بداية و نهاية) is a 1960 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abouseif and based on the 1950 novel by the same name. It was the first film adapted from a novel written by Naguib Mahfouz. The Beginning and the End is the 7th in the top 10 films of the list of the Top 100 Egyptian films of all time. At the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival in 1961, the film was nominated for the Grand Prix award. For her role as Nefisah, Sanaa Gamil won the award for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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