The Emigrant

The Emigrant 1994

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The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun.

  • Released: 1994-09-26
  • Runtime: 96 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Stars: Sid Ali Kouiret, Nasser Shahin, Ahmed Mokhtar, Kamal Mansour, Abbas Saber, Mai Essam, Youssef Ismail, Ahmad Bedir, Safia El Emary, Khaled El Nabawy, Hanan Turk, Mahmoud Hemida, Yousra, Michel Piccoli, Ahmed Fouad Selim, Amr Abdel Gelil, Hassan Abdel Hamid, Safaa Al Toukhy, Hassan El-Adl, Fayeq Azab  Show all >
    Maher Selim, Youssef Ismail, Menha Batraoui, Sayed Abdel Karim
  • Director: Youssef Chahine