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

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.

reflectivemelancholicslow-burncontemplativepoignanthistoricalepisodicintimate

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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