The Night of Counting the Years

IMDb 7.7 1969 β€’ 102 min β€’ DramaHistory

Director

Shadi Abdel Salam

Country

EG

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Ahmed Marei
Ahmed Marei Wannis
Ahmed Hegazi
Ahmed Hegazi Brother
Nadia Lotfi
Nadia Lotfi Zeena
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim Mother
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq Uncle