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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 works better as cultural and cinematic history than it does as art Rated: C May 17, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member In spite of some hit-and-miss moments, "The Nightingale's Prayer" is touching, authentic and lyrical. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The magnificent faten hamama.. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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