Category Social corruption

Diary of a Country Prosecutor

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Diary of a Country Prosecutor (1969)

110 min - Drama, Socio-Political Struggle, Political Corruption - 24 February 1969
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Based on the novel by Egyptian writer Tawfiq al-Hakim, 1937, Diary of A Country Prosecutor records the daily activities and tribulations of a public official appointed to act as a village justice in the countryside.

Director:  Tawfiq Saleh
Writers:  Tawfiq Saleh and Alfred Faraj
Stars:  Ahmed Abdel Halim (prosecutor), Rawya Ashour (Reem), Tawfiq Al-Daqen (the warden), Abdel Azim Abdel Haq (Sheikh Asfour), Muhammad Murshid (Assistant Prosecutor), Rashad Hamed (Center Assistant), Mahmoud Kamel (the sergeant), Hassan Mustafa (the judge)...
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Dreams of Hind and Camilia

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Dreams of Hind and Camilia (1988)

109 min - Drama - 7 April 1988
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The story of the friendship between two exploited servant women of Cairo: Camilla, divorced and unable to have children, and Hind, a widow from the countryside who longs to return to her home village. When Hind gives birth to a girl, they name her Ahlam, meaning "dreams." But will their own dreams elude them, or will they triumph against the odds?

Director:  Mohamed Khan
Writers:  Mohamed Khan

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The Night of Counting the Years

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The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

102 min - Drama, History - 1 January 1969
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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.

Director:  Shadi Abdel Salam
Writers:  Shadi Abdel Salam
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