The Other (1999)
- Original title
- الآخر
- Directed by
- Youssef Chahine
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Egypt
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A drama set in France and Egypt that follows characters caught between personal desires and cultural pressures. The story focuses on relationships and identity in a divided society.
tensesomberthoughtfulemotionally complexlow-keycontemplativesubtleatmospheric
What happens
The Other (Arabic: الآخر, translit. El akhar, French: L'Autre) is a 1999 French-Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Lebanese soprano Majida El Roumi sang "Adam W Hanan", an Egyptian song included in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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