The Land (Arabic: الأرض, translit. Al-ard) is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, based on a popular novel by Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi. The film narrates the conflict between peasants and their landlord in rural Egypt in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective responses to oppression. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.Synopsis
Dans les années 1930, une monarchie sous tutelle de la Grande-Bretagne gouverne l’Égypte. Loin du Caire, les paysans d’un village vivent péniblement. Un jour, pour favoriser les propriétaires terriens, les autorités décident de restreindre les permis d’irrigation. Accablés, les paysans tentent de se révolter.
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