The Night of Counting the Years

The Night of Counting the Years

102 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 1, 1969

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.

The Night of Counting the Years

102 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 1, 1969

The Night of Counting the Years
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Merchant Ivory Productions, New Yorker Films
Original title المومياء
Directors Shadi Abdel Salam
Writers Shadi Abdel Salam

Cast

Ahmed Marei

as Wannis

Mohamed Nabih

as Murad

Nadia Lotfi

as Zeena

Zouzou Hamdy El-Hakim

as Wannis' mother

Mohamed Khairy

as Ahmed Kamal

Ahmad Anan

as Badawi Bey

Mohamed Morshed

as Stranger

Ahmed Khalil

as First cousin

Ahmed Hegazi

as Brother

Helmi Halali

as Second cousin

Mohamed Abdel Rahman

as Third cousin

Gaby Karraz

as Maspero