Ibn el-Nil

Infobox Film
name = Ibn el-Nil
ابن النيل


image_size = 240px
caption = Faten Hamama and Shoukry Sarhan in "Ibn el-Nil"
director = Youssef Chahine
producer = Mary Queeny
writer = Youssef Chahine
Fairouz Abdel Malek
starring = Faten Hamama
Yehia Chahine
Mahmoud el-Meliguy
Shukry Sarhan
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cinematography =
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released = flagicon|Egypt 1951
runtime = 125 minutes
country = Egypt
language = Arabic
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website =
imdb_id = 0043670

"Ibn el-Nil" IPAudio|ibna_nniil.ogg|listen ( _ar. ابن النيل, _en. Son of the Nile) is a 1951 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It starred Yehia Chahine, Faten Hamama, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, and Shukry Sarhan and was chosen as one of the best 150 Egyptian film productions in 1996, during the Egyptian Cinema centennial. The film received an award from the New Delhi International Film Festival and was nominated for the Prix International award in the Cannes International Film Festival and an award in the Venice International Film Festival.

Plot

Hemaidah (Yehia Chahine) is a farmer who hates country life. He hates working in fields and taking care of the animals in his farm. Though unsatisfied with her, he marries Zebeidah (Faten Hamama), a woman in the same village. He is determined to leave the village, move and live in the city. He plans for his travel and asks his brother to look after his farm and family. In Cairo, Hemaidah falls in the hands of a gang, headed by a ruthless gangster. Not wishing to risk his life, he is forced to work with the gang and help them in their crimes. He is introduced to theft and harlotry, and one day the police arrest the gang. Hemaidah spends his time in prison and returns to his village after his release, regretting that he had left it.

Cast

*Shukry Sarhan as Hemaidah
*Faten Hamama as Zebeidah
*Yehia Chahine as Hemaidah's brother, Ibrahim
*Mahmoud El-Meliguy as the gang boss
*Nader Galal as Hemaidah's son

References

* [http://www.fatenhamama.com/Arabic/films/IBN-EL-NIL.html Film summary] , Faten Hamama's official site. Retrieved on January 4 2007.

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