
The Blazing Sun
Struggle in the Valley
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Produced by أفلام النيل (جبرائيل تلحمي)
A tragic romance caught between class conflict and moral corruption, where a father's greed destroys a village and threatens to tear apart his daughter's love.
A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.
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Questions people ask
Is The Blazing Sun sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Blazing Sun end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Blazing Sun easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Blazing Sun violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Blazing Sun scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Blazing Sun
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Blazing Sun
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Blazing Sun, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Blazing Sun, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Blazing Sun, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



























































