Characters & Themes
The Sixth Day (1986) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1986 · 105 mins · Arabic
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- Starring
- Shwikar, Maher Selim, Youssef Eid, Hassan El-Adl, Mohamed Dardeery, Mohga Abdel Rahman
Set against the backdrop of a devastating cholera epidemic in Egypt in 1947, the story follows a hardworking washerwoman who struggles to provide for her children and aging parents. While battling disease and poverty, she also resists the persistent attentions of a youthful, charismatic suitor half her age, creating a tension between her familial duties and personal longing.
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