The Emigrant

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The Emigrant is a 1994 historical drama film by Egyptian director Youssef Chahine that offers a modern, humanistic retelling inspired by the biblical story of Joseph.

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instanceOf Egyptian film
film
basedOn story of Joseph (loosely)
countryOfOrigin Egypt
director Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED
distributor Misr International Films NERFINISHED
editingBy Rachida Abdel Salam NERFINISHED
exploresIssue social hierarchy in ancient societies
tension between religious tradition and artistic freedom
filmingLocation Egypt NERFINISHED
hasCastMember Hanan Turk NERFINISHED
Khaled El Nabawy NERFINISHED
Mahmoud Hemida NERFINISHED
Safia El Emari NERFINISHED
Yousra NERFINISHED
hasCensorshipControversy religious objections in Egypt
hasCinematographyBy Ramses Marzouk NERFINISHED
hasGenre drama film
historical drama
hasLeadActor Khaled El Nabawy NERFINISHED
hasLegalIssue court cases over depiction of prophets
hasModernSpelling Al-Mohager NERFINISHED
hasMusicBy Gabriel Yared NERFINISHED
hasPosterCaptionLanguage Arabic
hasReception critical acclaim in international festivals
hasReleaseType theatrical release
hasStyle modernist reinterpretation of religious narrative
hasTitle The Emigrant NERFINISHED
hasWriter Medhat El Adl NERFINISHED
Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED
inspiredBy biblical story of Joseph
narrativeTheme faith and destiny
family conflict
humanistic retelling of a religious story
slavery and power
originalLanguage Arabic
partOf Youssef Chahine filmography NERFINISHED
portraysCharacter Joseph-like protagonist
portraysLocation Egypt NERFINISHED
Levant NERFINISHED
producer Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED
productionCompany Misr International Films NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1994
runtimeMinutes 115
screenedAt Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) NERFINISHED
setInPeriod ancient Egypt

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Youssef Chahine notableWork The Emigrant