1968 · 1h 45m · Drama, History
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.
Director: Youssef Chahine
Writers: Nikolai Figurovsky, Youssef Chahine, Abd El Rahman El Sharqawy
Music by: Aram Khachaturyan
Cinematography: Yu-Lan Chen, Aleksandr Shelenkov