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Siraa Fil-Wadi

Siraa Fil-Wadi

1954
Romance, Drama
1h 45m
Omar Sharif plays Ahmed, an engineer whose father is a farmer and a farm owner. His father succeeds in improving and increasing the production of sugar cane in his farm. Taher Pasha, a wealthy land owner, who runs a competing sugar cane production facility, feels threatened by his recent production prosperity. Ahmed is in a love relationship with the pasha's daughter, Amal, but as a consequence to the rivalry between both their fathers, he is compelled to hide their relationship. (youssefchahine.us)

Directed by:

Youssef Chahine

Screenwriter:

Ali El Zorkani, Helmy Halim

Genres:

Romance, Drama

AKAs:

The Blazing Sun, Siraa Fil Wadi, Struggle in the Valley

Country:

Egypt

Language:

Arabic

Siraa Fil-Wadi

1954
Romance, Drama
1h 45m
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Avg Percentile 61.58% from 25 total ratings

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Rated 16 Jun 2022
80
69th
At first I thought the cackling evil businessman vs. the noble peasants thing was a bit silly and simplistic, but the second act comes together really well (the snooker scene is great), and it becomes quite entertaining watching this rich dude realise how badly he’s fucked everything up
Rated 26 Feb 2022
67
71st
Relative to other Chahine films the writing here is substantially more melodramatic and grandiose to the degree it's hard to take seriously at times. In terms of narrative, it doesn't have much bite in terms of how it touches social dynamics but I do think there is at least an admirable attempt to tackle the concept of guilt within the upper class, even if not much is really done with that.

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Directed by:

Youssef Chahine

Screenwriter:

Ali El Zorkani, Helmy Halim

Genres:

Romance, Drama

AKAs:

The Blazing Sun, Siraa Fil Wadi, Struggle in the Valley

Country:

Egypt

Language:

Arabic

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