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Release Year1986
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageArabic
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorYoussef Francis
WritersTawfiq Al-Hakim, Youssef Francis
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBird Of The Orient
About Bird Of The Orient
The young prosecutor (Nour El-Sherif) experiences what happened to writer Tawfiq al-Hakim in the novel "The Bird of the East" travels to Paris. Finds that the city of Paris in the eighties differs from Paris in the twenties, meets girl next to cinema. Despite the similarity of the events he abandons his beloved relations linked to one of his colleagues. Going through the same experience of the novel "Diary of Vice in the countryside," where he works in one of the villages and the prosecutor investigating the murder.
Directed by Youssef Francis, Bird Of The Orient leans on a strong ensemble — Nour El-Sherif, Soad Hosny, Elizabeth Guard — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1986.
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