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The Nightingale's Prayer

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An engineer lures a young woman into falling for him and then abandons her. Unable to bear the shame, the woman takes her own life and her sister sets out to avenge her death.

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John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews 05/17/2006
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works better as cultural and cinematic history than it does as art Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/23/2014 In spite of some hit-and-miss moments, "The Nightingale's Prayer" is touching, authentic and lyrical. See more 05/05/2014 The magnificent faten hamama.. See more 08/15/2011 Powerful melodrama in its classical form. Egypt, just like other countries throughout the 60s including Turkey, showcased a controversial reprimand against the domain of tradition over law and morality. This is the main reason why foreign audiences feel the motivations and intentions of the characters so unfamiliar and alien to them, but stepping into their shows is a challenging task that, no matter how demanding, opens some blind eyes and increases a more comprehensive empathy in them. 99/100 See more Read all reviews
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Henry Barakat

Director

Faten Hamamah

Actor

Ahmad Mazhar

Actor

Zahrat El-Ula

Actor

Ragaa Al-Gidawy

Actor

Amina Rizk

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Synopsis An engineer lures a young woman into falling for him and then abandons her. Unable to bear the shame, the woman takes her own life and her sister sets out to avenge her death.
Director
Henry Barakat
Screenwriter
Taha Hussein
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 49m