1960
8.0 (9 votes)
2h 10m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Dinar Film
The Beginning and the End (بداية ونهاية)
Overview
Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Kamal Karim
Director: Salah Abu Seif
Writer: Naguib Mahfouz
Screenplay: Salah Erzine, Salah Abu Seif
Top Cast
Omar Sharif
Hassanein
Sanaa Gamil
Nefisah
Farid Shawqy
Hassan
Kamal Hussein
Hussein
Amina Rizk
The Mother
Salah Mansour
The Grocer's Son
Amaal Farid
Bahiya
