Completed - 103 minutes
Year of production : 1986 Director(s) : Youssef CHAHINE
A film about a young grandmother attempting to save her ailing grandson during the cholera outbreak of the late 1940s. Featuring the last screen performance of mega French pop star Dalida, The Sixth Day is one of Chahine’s most elusive, most philosophical treatises. It combines realism, melodrama, musical elements and fantasy.
Country(ies) : EGYPT, FRANCE
Karlovy Vary IFF 2019 Tribute to Youssef Chahine