The Man who lost his Shadow (1968)

Original title

الرجل الذي فقد ظله

Directed by

Kamal El Sheikh

Genre

drama

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man loses his shadow and struggles with his identity in a surreal turn of events. The film follows his psychological unraveling as he confronts the consequences of this strange loss.

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What happens

The Man who lost his Shadow (Arabic: الرجل الذى فقد ظله, translit: El Ragol Ellazi fakad Zelloh) is a 1968 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. It is based on Fathy Ghanem’s story under the same name. It stars Magda, Salah Zulfikar and Kamal El-Shennawi. The film is a member of the Top 100 Egyptian films list. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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