The Land (1969)
- Original title
- الأرض
- Directed by
- Youssef Chahine
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Egypt
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 40 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Egyptian peasants in the 1930s clash with their landlord over land and water rights. The story follows their struggle as individual wants and the need to stand together pull them in different directions.
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What happens
The Land (Arabic: الأرض, translit. al-ʿarḍ) is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, based on a popular novel by Abd al-Rahman Sharqawi. The film narrates the conflict between Egyptian peasants and their landlord in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective responses to oppression. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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