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The Nile and the Life

1968

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The Nile and the Life

Genre: DramaHistory

Awards:

Runtime: 105 min

Average vote: 5.5

Release date: 1968-01-01

Production Countries: EG

Director: Youssef Chahine

Plot:

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)

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