
Synopsis & Context
Set in a mythical small Upper-Egyptian village where people live off planting dates and making of Date Wine, a stranger arrives and calls on people to travel to the abroad for job opportunities, all of the village's grown-up men leave, except for the disabled grandfather and his grandson Ahmed, upon which trouble begins to spread in the village in the absence of men along with his lover Salma. Exploring themes of Rebellion, Desire, Masculinity, Patriarchy, Spirituality and the Ancient Egyptian Mystique.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- عرق البلح
- Release
- June 23, 1999
- Screen Time
- 1h 48min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Radwan El Kashef
- Original Language
- Arabic
- Country of Origin
- Egypt
- Production Status
- Released
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