The Night of Counting the Years

The Night of Counting the Years

Released on
Drama, History
Runtime
102 mins
(50 votes)

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.

Cast

  • Ahmed Marei
  • Nadia Lotfi
  • Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
  • Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
  • Mohamed Nabih
  • Mohamed Morshed
  • Shafiq Nour ElDein
  • Ahmed Khalil
  • Mohamed Khairy
  • Ahmad Anan
  • Ahmed Hegazi
  • Helmi Halali
  • Mohamed Abdel Rahman
  • Gaby Karraz
  • Abdelmonen Aboulfoutouh

Director

  • Shadi Abdel Salam

Producers

  • Roberto Rossellini
  • Safwat Mustafa

Screenwriter

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