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Land, The
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Land, The

Type:
Feature Film

Director:
Youssef Chahine

Year:
1969

Time:
130 minutes

Language:
Arabic with English Subtitles
    "Chahine brings the epic to vivid, filmic life through the combination of rich detail and symbolic motif that is a staple of his cinema." - James Quandt, Cinematheque Ontario

Chahine's classic film, adapted from Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi's well-known novel of the same name, was eight years in the making. Chronicling a small peasant village’s struggles against the careless inroads of the large local landowner, THE LAND shows why political oppression does not necessarily lead to a sense of solidarity among the disinherited. This contemplative, epic film about feudalism in rural regions was named the best Egyptian film ever made in a recent poll of Egyptian film critics.



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This film is available from AFD on 35mm and video for public screenings and television broadcast. For information regarding rental rates and formats, please contact institutions@arabfilm.com for institutional/non-theatrical screenings, or festivals@arabfilm.com for theatrical, festival, television, or other bookings.

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