Egyptian Classics: Al Ard (1969)

Studio Arabesquo x Cinema de Vlugt presenteren: Al Ard

Gesproken taal: Arabisch
Ondertiteling: Engels

A rural Egyptian village unsuccessfully attempts to retain access to its water. Told that they can only irrigate their land a few days a month, several of the villagers are arrested for overwatering. Although the outside threat originally seems to unite the villagers, divisions resurface.

The film narrates the conflict between peasants and their landlord in rural Egypt in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective responses to oppression.