The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

  • NR
  • 01/27/1969 (EG)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 42m

The day when the years are counted

Overview

Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.

Shadi Abdel Salam

Director, Writer

Cast

Ahmed Marei's headshot

Ahmed Marei

Wannis
Nadia Lotfi's headshot

Nadia Lotfi

Zeina
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq's headshot

Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

Uncle
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim's headshot

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Wannis' Mother
Mohamed Nabih's headshot

Mohamed Nabih

Murad
Mohamed Morshed's headshot

Mohamed Morshed

Stranger
Shafiq Nour ElDein's headshot

Shafiq Nour ElDein

Ayoub
Ahmed Khalil's headshot

Ahmed Khalil

First cousin

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