Underplayed Gems

Al-Yazerli (1974)

Al-Yazerli poster
Original title
اليازرلي
Directed by
Qais Al-Zubaidi
Genre
drama
Country
Syria
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man faces the struggles of daily life in a Syrian setting. The film adapts a novel by Hanna Mineh and focuses on social issues of the time.

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What happens

El Yazerli (arabe : اليازرلي) est un drame social irako-syrien réalisé par Kaïss Al Zoubeidi et sorti en 1974. Il s'agit d'une adaptation du roman على الأكياس d'Hanna Mineh. Le film est placé à la 79e de la liste des 100 meilleurs films arabes lors de la 10e édition Festival international du film de Dubaï en 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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