Ghroob Wa Shrooq (1970)

Original title

غروب وشروق

Directed by

Kamal El Sheikh

Genre

drama, romance, history

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 05m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is released from prison after a long sentence and tries to rebuild his life. He confronts the political and personal betrayals that led to his imprisonment.

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What happens

Ghroob Wa Shrooq or Sunset and Sunrise (Arabic: غروب وشروق) is 1970 Egyptian political film directed by Kamal El Sheikh and written by Gamal Hammad. It stars Soad Hosny, Salah Zulfikar, Rushdy Abaza and Mahmoud El-Meliguy. The film is listed in the Top 100 films in the history of the Egyptian cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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