The Beginning and the End

The Beginning and the End (1960)

بداية ونهاية

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.

Date of release
1960-10-31
TMDB
8.2 / 10 (10)
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Drama
Director
Salah Abu Seif

Casting

Interesting facts

The Beginning and the End is a 1960 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abouseif and based on the 1950 novel by the same name. It was the first film adapted from a novel written by Naguib Mahfouz. The Beginning and the End is the 7th in the top 10 films of the list of the Top 100 Egyptian films of all time.

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