The Nile and the Life

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)

Director

Youssef Chahine

Writers

Nikolai Figurovsky, Youssef Chahine, Abd El Rahman El Sharqawy

Released

January 1, 1968

Language

Arabic