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THE SIXTH DAY (AL-YOM AL-SADIS)
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Completed - 103 minutes

Previous markets

  • Karlovy Vary 2019 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 1986

Director(s) : Youssef CHAHINE

Synopsis

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.

Production

Country(ies) : EGYPT, FRANCE

Festivals and Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2019 Tribute to Youssef Chahine


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