The Traveller
2009, Arabic. Directed by Ahmed Maher.
Love, passion, responsibility and loss follow a man over the course of half a century in this powerful drama from Egypt. In 1948, Hassan is working his first day on the job for a telegraph company when he has to deliver a telegram to Noura, a beautiful woman who is waiting on a ship docked in the harbor. The message is from Noura's fiancé, but when Hassan sees her, he acts on an impulse, and by the end of the day he's slept with Noura. In 1973, Hassan crosses paths with Noura again; her brother is in the hospital, and Hassan happens to meet Nadia, the beautiful woman's daughter who he may have fathered. And in 2001, elderly Hassan visits Cairo and meets Ali, Nadia's son, and both are taken aback at the similarities between them.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 25 June 2009
- Original title
- المسافر
- Country
- Egypt, Italy
- Written by
- Ahmed Maher
- Budget
- $20M
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The Traveller runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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The Traveller isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 June 2009. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Traveller?
The Traveller (2009) was directed by Ahmed Maher and stars Omar Sharif, Khaled El Nabawy, Cyrine Abdel Nour.