The Sparrow

Year: 1972

Runtime: 110 mins

Language: Arabic

Director: Youssef Chahine

Drama

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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