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The Beginning and the End (1960)

Drama2h 10m

82% User score

Overview

Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children⁠—⁠three brothers and their sister, Nefisah⁠—⁠struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

Salah Abu SeifDirector

The Beginning and the End (1960)