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

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.

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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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