Date Wine

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Released June 23, 1998

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Overview

Set in a mythical small Upper-Egyptian village where people live off planting dates and making of Date Wine, a stranger arrives and calls on people to travel to the abroad for job opportunities, all of the village's grown-up men leave, except for the disabled grandfather and his grandson Ahmed, upon which trouble begins to spread in the village in the absence of men along with his lover Salma. Exploring themes of Rebellion, Desire, Masculinity, Patriarchy, Spirituality and the Ancient Egyptian Mystique.

Runtime

1h 48m


Origin Country

Egypt


Original Language

Arabic


Original Title

عرق البلح


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Egypt

Spoken Languages

  • العربية (Arabic)

Production Companies

  • logo for أفلام مصر العربية (واصف فايز)

    أفلام مصر العربية (واصف فايز)

    Egypt

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