The Nile and the Life (1968)
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)
Cast
Salah Zulfikar
Igor Vladimirov
Emad Hamdy
Vladimir Ivashov
Seif Abdelrahman
Yuriy Kamorniy
Madiha Salem
Valentina Kutsenko
Hussain Ismael
Svetlana Zhgun
Mohamed Morshed
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Zouzou Mady
Inna Fyodorova
Hassan Mostafa
Moshira Ismail
Salama Elias
Adawy Ghaith
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