The Nile and the Life
1968
105 minutes
Overview
Renegotiating the representational paradigm of nationhood the film draws a heterogeneous picture of Egyptian society as well as Soviet workers as they embarked on the momentous dam enterprise. The films presents a vision of a nation deep rooted in unity as well as diversity. The films projection of a renewed imagining of the nation inadvertently acknowledges a new and nuanced understanding of its goals, political objectives, and how these impact the personal within it. (KHOURI)
Top Cast
Salah Zulfikar
Igor Vladimirov
Emad Hamdy
Seif Abdelrahman
Yuri Kamornyj
Madiha Salem
Vladimir Ivashov
Svetlanashagon
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Zouzou Mady
Inna Fyodorova
Moshira Ismaeil
