The Sin

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The Sin is a landmark 1965 Egyptian drama film directed by Henry Barakat, renowned for its stark portrayal of rural poverty and oppression and for featuring one of Faten Hamama’s most powerful performances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian film
drama film
film
alsoKnownAs Masjid al-Haram
surface form: Al Haram

Masjid al-Haram
surface form: El Haram
basedOn The Sin (novel)
basedOnAuthor Yusuf Idris
cinematographyBy Abdelhalim Nasr
countryOfOrigin Egypt
creativeDirector Henry Barakat
director Henry Barakat
filmFormat black-and-white
filmingLocation Egypt
genre drama
hasCastMember Abdallah Gheith
Faten Hamama
Mohsen Sarhan
Zaki Rostom
hasType feature film
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
leadCharacterPortrayedByFatenHamama peasant woman
musicBy Andre Ryder
narrativeFocus life of Egyptian peasants
notableFor one of Faten Hamama’s most powerful performances
stark portrayal of rural poverty and oppression
originalLanguage Arabic
partOf Egyptian cinema golden age
portrays exploitation of peasants
sexual violence and its social consequences
productionCompany Egyptian General Organization for Cinema
surface form: General Egyptian Corporation for Cinema and Television
releaseDecade 1960s
releaseStatus theatrical release
releaseYear 1965
runtimeMinutes approximately 120
screenwriter Henry Barakat
setting Egyptian countryside
starring Abdallah Gheith
Faten Hamama
Mohsen Sarhan
Zaki Rostom
theme class struggle
female suffering
rural poverty
social oppression

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Faten Hamama notableWork The Sin
Henry Barakat notableWork The Sin