Criticism of the Gamal Abdel Nasser period and its censorship of artistic expression
RATINGS
7.6
/10
RUNTIME
115 min
AGE RATING
Not Rated
COUNTRY
Egypt
LANGUAGE
Arabic
DIRECTOR
Hussein Kamal
CAST
Magda El-Khatib, Adel Adham, Ahmed Al Jaziri, Fathiya Ali
Plot
Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six-Day War, the movie adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's novel follows the escapist, drug-fuelled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated Egyptians from various walks of life.