Is The Night of Counting the Years sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Night of Counting the Years end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Night of Counting the Years scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Night of Counting the Years easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Night of Counting the Years violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Night of Counting the Years

Name: The Night of Counting the Years
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1969
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Ahmed Marei, Ahmed Hegazi, Nadia Lotfi, Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim, Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

The day when the years are counted

Directed by Shadi Abdel Salam

Produced by Merchant Ivory Productions, General Egyptian Cinema Organisation

1969102 min7.7 / 10

A morally complex historical drama about a family's betrayal and the collision between tradition, survival, and duty set against the backdrop of Egypt's colonial threshold.

Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System

Genres

Drama History

Questions people ask

Is The Night of Counting the Years sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Night of Counting the Years end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Night of Counting the Years scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Night of Counting the Years easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Night of Counting the Years violent? 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.

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