Il bahr biyidhak leeh

  • 120'
  • Egypt
  • 1994
The accountant Hussein sees life as a sentence. His family, including his wife who has simulated pregnancy for the last ten years, are the ones causing his weltschmerz. His relatives make life difficult for him and his work is also anything but peace and quiet. After a significant dream, the bomb bursts and Hussein flees, without a plan or destination. This changes when he meets Sayed Boss, who shows him another world full of freedom, in which people are spontaneous, impulsive and emotional. Hussein breathes in this new life and fall sin love with Naima, who eats rats. But his old life hasn't forgotten him.
Director
Mohamed Kamel El-Kaliouby
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Egypt
Year
1994
Festival Edition
IFFR 1995
Length
120'
Medium
35mm
International title
Why Does the Sea Laugh?
Language
Arabic
Producers
Artistic Production, Ahmed Saad
Director
Mohamed Kamel El-Kaliouby
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Egypt
Year
1994
Festival Edition
IFFR 1995
Length
120'
Medium
35mm
International title
Why Does the Sea Laugh?
Language
Arabic
Producers
Artistic Production, Ahmed Saad