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The Emigrant (1994)

Original title: المهاجر

1994-09-26 · 2h 9m · AR
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The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun.

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Youssef ChahineDirector, WriterKhaled YoussefWriterRafik El SabanWriterAhmed QassemWriter

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Safia ElEmarySafia ElEmaryBasmaMahmoud HemidaMahmoud HemidaMinaharKhaled El NabawyKhaled El NabawyRamAhmad BedirAhmad BedirTutHanan TurkHanan TurkHauYousraYousraSimihitMichel PiccoliMichel PiccoliAdamSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaAhmed Fouad SelimAhmed Fouad SelimAmr Abdel GelilAmr Abdel GelilHassan Abdel HamidHassan Abdel Hamid

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference351106Actor preference141053 · 393418 · 605948Country preferenceEgDecade preference1990

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What is The Emigrant about?

The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun.

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The Emigrant has a runtime of 129 minutes.

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