The Night of Counting the Years

The Night of Counting the Years

The day when the years are counted

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Release Date

1/27/1969

Runtime

102 mins

Overview

Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Budget

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Revenue

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A measured, historically grounded examination of a man caught between family loyalty and conscience, as colonial forces close in on an Egyptian clan's secret. The film unfolds with the weight of historical consequence and the burden of an impossible choice.

Mood

MelancholicTenseContemplative

Themes

FamilyBetrayalIdentityColonialism

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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