War in the Land of Egypt (1991)

Original title

المواطن مصري

Directed by

Salah Abu Seif

Genre

melodrama

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During a war, a poor Egyptian man is forced to take the place of a wealthy landowner's son in the military. The film follows his struggle to survive and keep his identity hidden.

dramaticslow-pacedmelancholicreflectivegroundedseriousoppressiveearnest

What happens

War in the Land of Egypt or The Egyptian Citizen (Egyptian Arabic: المواطن مصرى, translit.El-Moaten Masry) is a 1991 Egyptian drama film directed by Salah Abu Seif, and starring Omar Sharif. It is based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Yusuf al-Qa'id. The film was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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