La Tutf'e al-Shams (1961)

Original title

لا تطفئ الشمس

Directed by

Salah Abu Seif

Genre

romance, drama

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 20m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Egyptian romance follows a family dealing with love and personal conflicts. The story centers on relationships that are tested by societal expectations and private desires.

romanticmelancholicemotionalsteady-paceddramaticnostalgic

What happens

The Sun Will Never Set or Don't Set the Sun Off (Arabic: لا تطفئ الشمس, translit. La Tutf'e al-Shams) is a 1961 Egyptian romance film. Directed by the Egyptian film director Salah Abu Seif, this film is based on a novel with the same name written by the Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Quddous in 1960 and co-written by Helmy Halim. The film was presented in the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1962 and was selected as one of the best 150 Egyptian film productions in 1996. The film starred Faten Hamama, Imad Hamdi, Nadia Lutfi, Ahmed Ramzy, Shukry Sarhan and Laila Taher. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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