Date Wine
1999, Arabic. Directed by Radwan El Kashef.
Set in a mythical small Upper-Egyptian village where people live off planting dates and making of Date Wine, a stranger arrives and calls on people to travel to the abroad for job opportunities, all of the village's grown-up men leave, except for the disabled grandfather and his grandson Ahmed, upon which trouble begins to spread in the village in the absence of men along with his lover Salma. Exploring themes of Rebellion, Desire, Masculinity, Patriarchy, Spirituality and the Ancient Egyptian Mystique.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 23 June 1999
- Original title
- عرق البلح
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Radwan El Kashef
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Date Wine runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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Who directed Date Wine?
Date Wine (1999) was directed by Radwan El Kashef and stars Sherihan, Abla Kamel, Mohamed Nagaty.