The Nile and the Life
النيل و الحياة
1968 · 1h 45m · 5.5
Drama, History
Renegotiating the representational paradigm of nationhood the film draws a heterogeneous picture of Egyptian society as well as Soviet workers as they embarked on the momentous dam enterprise. The films presents a vision of a nation deep rooted in unity as well as diversity. The films projection of a renewed imagining of the nation inadvertently acknowledges a new and nuanced understanding of its goals, political objectives, and how these impact the personal within it. (KHOURI)
Salah Zulfikar, Igor Vladimirov, Emad Hamdy, Vladimir Ivashov, Seif Abdelrahman, Yuriy Kamorniy, Madiha Salem, Valentina Kutsenko, Hussain Ismael, Svetlana Zhgun