Arack El-Balah
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Radwan El-kashef
Abla Kamel
Hamdy Ahmed
Mohamed Nagati
Fayza Amasaib
Abdallah Mahmoud
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Synopsis
One day, a caravan of mysterious bikers arrives in a small Egyptian village, and lures all the men away with promises of wealth in the outside world. Yougn Ahmed stays on, and begins a passionate affair with his cousin Salma. He grows to be a man, and leads the village into a more modern and open way of life. Then the menfolk return, having failed to become rich in the world, and try to impose traditional values as a repudiation of their failure. But the society they have left has moved on without them thanks to Ahmed.
Director
Radwan El-kashef
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Jury's Second Prize at the 1998 Carthage Film Festival of Arab and African Cinema.
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States August 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Shown at Carthage Film Festival of Arab and African Cinema in Carthage, Tunisia October 23-31, 1998.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 5-15, 1998.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 27 - February 7, 1999.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.
Sophomore feature for director Radwan el-Kashef.
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 27 - February 7, 1999.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)
Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 5-15, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Carthage Film Festival of Arab and African Cinema in Carthage, Tunisia October 23-31, 1998.)
