EL AKHAR
Love at first sight, marriage… Adam and Hanane are deeply infatuated with each other. She, an Egyptian of modest parents, is a journalist. She works for a campaign against a wealthy elite which has thrived by plundering its own people. In Egypt, corruption is everywhere and American interests are gaining control of the country’s lucrative tourist trade. Adam’s super-rich parents and their friends in government lie at the heart of the system. Margaret, Adam’s mother, bears her son a violent and exclusive affection. She is determined to get rid of Hanane, her ¿rival’; but the love Adam bears his wife is proof against her scheming. Adam turns against the global economy of which his parents are such enthusiastic members; he sees through the unscrupulous greed of international speculators and
Country: France, Egypt
Duration: 106 minutes
Credits
- Youssef CHAHINE Director
- Khaled YOUSSEF Screenplay
- Youssef CHAHINE Screenplay
- Mohsen NASR Cinematography
- Yehial EL MOUGY Music
- Rachida Abdel SALAM Editing
- Hamed HEMDANE Production Design
