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The Emigrant
The Emigrant
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THE EMIGRANT

Al-mohager

Directed by Youssef Chahine
France, Egypt, 1994
Drama

Synopsis

The biblical epic of Joseph (here named Ram) told from the Egyptian perspective: a dreamer and intellectual, bullied by his elder brothers, Ram desires to leave his family’s nomadic life to study in Egypt. Sold into slavery by his brothers, he must fight to overcome the odds and win admiration.

Synopsis

The biblical epic of Joseph (here named Ram) told from the Egyptian perspective: a dreamer and intellectual, bullied by his elder brothers, Ram desires to leave his family’s nomadic life to study in Egypt. Sold into slavery by his brothers, he must fight to overcome the odds and win admiration.