Horse of Mud (1971)
- Original title
- Husan al-Tin
- Directed by
- Attiyat Al-Abnudi
- Country
- Egypt
- 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
This short black and white documentary follows women working in a mud-brick factory in Egypt. It captures their daily labor and lives without commentary.
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What happens
Horse of Mud / Husan al-Tin / Cheval de Boue (1971) was the first film by Egyptian documentary filmmaker Ateyyat El Abnoudy. A short black and white documentary depicting women in a mud-brick factory, the film won the Grand Prize at the 1972 Damascus Film Festival, and prizes at the 1973 Grenoble Film Festival and Mannheim International Film Week. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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