Al Asfour
| Al Asfour | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Youssef Chahine |
| Produced by | Misr International Films MH Films |
| Screenplay by |
Youssef Chahine Lotfi Al Khouli |
| Starring |
Mahmoud el-Meliguy Salah Kabil Salah Mansour Ali El Sherif Ahmed Bedir Hamdy Ahmed |
| Music by | Hassan Abouzeid |
| Cinematography | Mostafa Emam |
| Edited by | Rashida Abdel Salam |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country |
Algeria Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Al Asfour (العصفور, "The Sparrow") is a 1972 film.
Synopsis
June, 1967, on the eve of the Six-Day War. The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer the harassment of a corrupt businessman. The police officer crosses paths with a journalist who is investigating what appears to be a scandal involving the theft of weapons and war machinery by high officials. Youssef Chahine offers us a portrait of the “sparrows”, the simple people of his country whom others use to get rich.
References
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)
External links
- Al Asfour at the Internet Movie Database
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