Hikayat Sharqia

71 min - Drama, Psychological Conflict, Socio-political Conflict - 21 July 1991
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Through the life of a journalist who suffers from frustration and nightmares due to the dark reality of life, the events monitor the great challenges and the political and existential crisis in which the Arab world lives, especially after the 1967 defeat, which caused a major rift in their lives. It also shows the reorientation of Arab thoughts towards demanding freedom and confronting internal oppression.

Director:  Nagdat Ismail Anzour
Writers:  Jamil Awwad
Stars:  Muhammad al-Qabbani, Juliette Awad, Zuhair Hassan, Nadira Omran, Maher Khammash, Anwar Khalil, Hisham Heneidy, Abdel Karim al-Qawasmi, Habis Hussein, Hisham Hammad, Muhtasib Aref, Ibrahim al-Qawsmi, Mustafa Abu Hanoud, Zain al-Hindi, Nasser Omar, Muhammad Damour, Muhammad Omran, Muhammad Ghobashi, Ayed Alqam, Hassan Sabila, Nabil Kony, Muhammad Fadl, Hosni Mustafa, Suhair Shashaa, Jamil Awad (in the role of editor-in-chief).

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Storyline

Through the life of a journalist who suffers from frustration and nightmares due to the dark reality of life, the events monitor the great challenges and the political and existential crisis in which the Arab world lives, especially after the 1967 defeat, which caused a major rift in their lives. It also shows the reorientation of Arab thoughts towards demanding freedom and confronting internal oppression.


Collections: Ming Chin Tsai

Genres: Drama, Psychological Conflict, Socio-political Conflict

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Country:   Jordan
Language:  Arabic
Release Date:  21 July 1991

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Company Credits

Production Companies:  Jordan Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 11 min

* It was mentioned in the encyclopedia that it was an encouragement to the Jordanian cinema industry and as a contribution from them in making a good Jordanian film, as the workers in the film did not receive any wages for it.

** The film participated in about 23 international film festivals and won many awards.

*** Cinematography: Adnan Madanat
**** Photography: Mohamed Lafi

***** Clarification:

Most of the technical information was taken from the movie (the copy is available on you tube), the encyclopedia, and the Cinema.com website.

Hakam Ghanem
Author: Hakam Ghanem

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