Completed - FRENCH - Historical - 115 minutes
Year of production : 1984 Director(s) : Youssef CHAHINE Cast : Michel PICCOLI, Patrice CHÉREAU, Mohsen MOHIEDDIN
In 1798, Napoleon lands his army in Egypt, defeats the Mameluke warlords (the remnants of Ottoman rule), and goes on to Cairo. Three brothers, who are Egyptian patriots, chafe under Mameluke rule and reject the prospect of French domination. Bakr, the eldest, is a hothead, quick to advocate armed rebellion; Ali is more philosophical and poetic; Yehia is young and impressionable. One of Napoleon's generals, the one-legged intellectual Caffarelli, wants to make Frenchmen out of Ali, Yehia, and other Egyptians, opening a bakery where their father works, becoming a tutor, and declaring his love for them. Is tragedy the only resolution of these conflicting loyalties?
Country(ies) : FRANCE, EGYPT
Festival de Cannes 2016 Cannes ClassicsCOLCOA 2017 West Coast Premiere