

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.
Grandma Zen
The original title is "عرق البلح" (AR).
The runtime is 108 minutes (1h 48m).
The film was directed by Radwan El Kashef.
The screenplay was written by Radwan El Kashef.
The score was composed by Yasser Abdel Rahman.
Cinematography was handled by Tarek El Tilmisany.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0166486.
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عرق البلح
Released
العربية
Egypt
