The Night of Counting the Years (1969)
1h 42m | PG-13
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.
Director: Shadi Abdel Salam
Studio: Merchant Ivory Productions
Genre: Drama, History
Video: 720p
Cast
Ahmed Marei
as Wannis
Nadia Lotfi
as Zeina
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
as Uncle
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
as Wannis' Mother
Mohamed Nabih
as Murad
Mohamed Morshed
as Stranger