The Piper (1985)
- Original title
- الزمار
- Directed by
- Atef El Tayeb
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Egypt
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A mysterious stranger arrives in a small Egyptian village, bringing music and disruption. His presence awakens hidden desires and tensions among the locals, leading to conflict and tragedy.
melancholicslow-burnatmosphericemotionally intenseearthybroodingvisceralcharacter-driven
What happens
The Piper (Arabic: الزمار, transliterated as El-Zamar) is an Egyptian film released on January 1, 1985. The film is directed by Atef El Tayeb, features a screenplay written by Rafīq Ṣabbān based on the play Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams, and stars Nour El-Sherif, Poussi, Salah el-Saadani, Mohsena Tawfik, Tawfik el-Deken and Naima al-Soghayar. Most of the film was shot in a village in Asyut Governorate in Upper Egypt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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