AL MOHAGER (1994) | [aka...  المهاجر - Emigrant, The  - Émigré, L' (1995) (France)]

Written by:
Youssef Chahine

Produced by:

Gabriel Khoury

Humbert Balsan
 

Cinematography by:

Ramsis Marzouk

Editing by:

Rashida Abdel Salam

Music by:

Mohamed Nouh

Genre:
Drama/Biblical

Production Company:

Misr International Films

Ognon Pictures

  Three thousand years ago, Ram, son of an impoverished tribe living in an arid land, dreams of changing his way of life. He feels he is suffocating amid his boorish brothers who, driven by jealousy and avarice, decide to kill him. But the hardship he faces in Egypt are all the more daunting : there are solitude, passion and, finally, Ram's unwilling involvement in the power struggle between the wealthy advocates of the ancient god Amon, and downtrodden followers of Aton, the Sun God. But by waging battle against his enemies, and especially against himself, Ram will try to create his own, personal moral vision.

Ahmed Bedir
Safia El Emari
Khaled El Nabaoui
Hanan Turk
Mahmoud Hemida
Yousef Ismail
Michel Piccoli
Ahmad Salama
Yousra

. One of Chahine's controversial films. There came a time when the film was not going to be released by the Egyptian censorship because of its biblical imagery. Chahine won the lawsuit and the film has been screened worldwide.

. Based on the biblical Joseph, son of Jacob. Chahine has been dreaming of making this film since the early fifties.

Egypt/France - 129 min - 35MM - Color -  Dolby SRD

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