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The Night of Counting the Years
“The day when the years are counted”
7.7 / 10• 1969• 1h 42m•NR• Arabic
DramaHistory
Storyline
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 & Crew
Ahmed Marei
Wannis
Lead
Ahmed Hegazi
Brother
Nadia Lotfi
Zeena
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Mother
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
Uncle
Mohamed Nabih
Murad
Shafiq Nour ElDein
Ayoub
Mohamed Khairy
Kamal
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shadi Abdel Salam's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Night of Counting the Years is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
