The Land
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1/26/1970Runtime
130 minsGenres
Overview
Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.
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A film about peasants caught between a capricious government and an exploitative feudal system, where the struggle for basic fairness becomes a battle against entrenched power. It's a measured, methodical examination of systemic inequality.
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Nagwa Ibrahim
Wasifa
Ezzat Al Alaily
Abdel Hadi
Mahmoud El Meligy
Mohamed Abu Swelam
Yehia Chahine
Sheikh Hassouna
Hamdy Ahmed
Mohamed Effendi
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Sheikh Sha'ban
Salah El-Saadany
Elwani
Ali Al Sharif
Diab
Abdel Warith Assir
Mayor
Abdel Rahman El Khamesy
Sheikh Youssef
Ashraf El-Selehdar
Mahmoud Bey
Hussain Ismael
Sheikh Shenawy
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