The Nile and the Life

Renegotiating the representational paradigm of nationhood the film draws a heterogeneous picture of Egyptian society as well as Soviet workers as they embarked on the momentous dam enterprise. The films presents a vision of a nation deep rooted in unity as well as diversity. The films projection of a renewed imagining of the nation inadvertently acknowledges a new and nuanced understanding of its goals, political objectives, and how these impact the personal within it. (KHOURI)

Cast

Salah Zulfikar

Igor Vladimirov

Emad Hamdy

Seif Abdelrahman

Yuriy Kamorniy

Madiha Salem

Vladimir Ivashov

Svetlanashagon

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Zouzou Mady

Crew

Nikolai Figurovsky

Writer

Youssef Chahine

Writer

Youssef Chahine

Director

Abd El Rahman El Sharqawy

Writer