Cairo Classics · 45th Edition
A Beginning and an Ending
Director
Salah Abu Seif
Country
Egypt
Runtime
2 h 20 min
Language
Arabic
Synopsis
A film that portrays the lives of the members of an Egyptian family: three brothers, their sister Nefeesa and their mother after the father’s death. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
Cast
Omar Sharif, Farid Shawqy, Amina Rizk, Sanaa Gamil, Salah Mansour, Abdel Khaleq Saleh, Kamal Hussein
Screenplay
Salah Abouseif, Salah Erzine, Ahmad Shukri
Producers
Fouad Salah Eldin
About the Director
Salah Abu Seif Salah Abu Seif (1996 – 1915) was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors. Many of the 41 films he directed, many of which were based on novels by Naguib Mahfouz, are considered Egyptian classics. He is known as the Godfather of Egyptian neorealism.
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