Days of Sadat (2001)

Original title

أيام السادات

Directed by

Mohamed Khan

Genre

drama film, biographical film, political film, flashback film

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 48m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Egyptian biographical film tells the story of Anwar Sadat, the third president of Egypt. It focuses on his personal life and distinctive speech patterns based on his own writings.

intimatedramaticdetailedhistoricalfocusedreverentcharacter-driven

What happens

Days of Sadat (Arabic: أيام السادات) is a 2001 Egyptian biographical film about the third president of Egypt Anwar Al Sadat. The film features Ahmad Zaki as the Egyptian president. The cast includes Mervat Amin, Mona Zaki, and Ahmed El Sakka. The film captured intimate details about the president. One notable characteristic of Sadat was his speech pattern, which Ahmad Zaki captured in his performance. When the film was released in 2001, it attracted a large audience in Egypt and was ranked as one of the highest-grossing films of the year. It was Ahmed Zaki's second biographical film, following Nasser 56 (1996). Director Mohamed Khan received widespread acclaim for his direction. However, some critics claimed the film was somewhat biased, as it focused solely on Sadat's writings about himself in his book, "In Search of Self." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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