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Released
1970 · FILM

The Eloquent Peasant

Runtime
20 min
Language
AR
HistoryDrama

Synopsis

Based on one of the major literary texts surviving from the Middle Kingdom, the classical period of Egyptian literature, *The Eloquent Peasant* is a combination of a morality or folk tale and a poem. The story is set between 2160 and 2025 BC. When the peasant Khun-anup and his donkey enter the lands of the noble Rensi, the peasant's goods are confiscated and he is unjustly accused of theft. Khun-anup petitions Rensi, who is so impressed by the peasant’s eloquence that he reports the discovery to the king. The king recognizes that the peasant has been wronged but delays judgment in order to hear more of his eloquence. The peasant makes a total of nine petitions before his goods are finally returned to him.

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Principal cast & crew: 7

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Edited by Kamal Abul ElaShot by Mustafa ImamScored by Soliman Gamil

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