The Traveller (2009)
- Original title
- المسافر
- Directed by
- Ahmad Maher
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Egypt
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 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.
How it feels
The film follows a man named Hassan at three key moments in his life, each tied to a major historical event in Egypt. We see him as a young man in 1948, then in 1973, and finally as an elderly man in 2001. The story focuses on his personal experiences and emotions during these times.
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What happens
The Traveller (Egyptian Arabic: المسافر, romanized: El Mosafer) is a 2009 Egyptian film written and directed by Ahmed Maher. It stars Omar Sharif, Khaled El Nabawy, Basma and Cyrine Abdelnour. The story takes place over three days in the life of Hassan, the octogenarian protagonist, played by Khaled El Nabawy as the young Hassan and Omar Sharif as the older Hassan. The three days of Hassan's life represent key events in modern Egyptian history: the first is the Nakba in 1948, the second is the 6 October War in 1973, and the third is 9/11 in 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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