Ahlam Saghira


1h 30m 1993

Brief Synopsis

After losing his father during the 1956 Suez War, 13-year-old Ghareeb searches for a substitute father and finds one: Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt and architect of pan-Arabism. The boy hopes to avenge the death of his biological father with the might of his new one, but with Egypt's defeat

Film Details

Also Known As
Little Dreams
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

After losing his father during the 1956 Suez War, 13-year-old Ghareeb searches for a substitute father and finds one: Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt and architect of pan-Arabism. The boy hopes to avenge the death of his biological father with the might of his new one, but with Egypt's defeat in the 1967 war comes a stunning awakening.

Film Details

Also Known As
Little Dreams
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1993

Released in United States 1994

Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City April 29 - May 12, 1994.

Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 18 - April 3, 1994.

Feature directorial debut for Khaled El Hagar.

Released in United States 1993

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City April 29 - May 12, 1994.)

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 18 - April 3, 1994.)