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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.

Screenings

Thu 14 Nov · 15:00 – 17:20 Opera House - Hanager Cinema
Thu 21 Nov · 13:00 – 15:20 Vox – Mall Masr (1)