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The Sparrow (1972) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1972 · 110 mins · Arabic
- Directed by
- Youssef Chahine
- Starring
- Ahmad Bedir, Ragaa Hussein, Hamdy Ahmed, Saeed Abdel Ghani, Mahmoud Qabil, Seif Abdelrahman
Set in the tense months surrounding the June 1967 Six‑Day War, the story follows a young police officer posted to a remote Upper Egyptian village. There he witnesses the daily oppression of the villagers by a powerful, corrupt businessman, forcing him to confront both personal duty and the growing fallout of the looming conflict.
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