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Status: Released
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Release Date: Oct 13, 2012
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Run Time: 12h 58m
Original Language: Arabic
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Production Countries: Egypt , United States of America
Production Companies: Middle West Films , Sarakene
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Synopsis
Oil and Sand was an extravagant film made by members of the Egyptian royal family and a few friends and relatives in 1952 about a coup d'état, shot just weeks before the royals were overthrown in a real coup. The completed Technicolor film was destroyed by the director in fear that it would be used as propaganda against the ousted monarchy. Following Mahmoud Sabit, the man who found the original 8mm reels and who is himself a relation of the late king of Egypt, this documentary focuses on the reconstruction of the film's story, its array of real life players, and the political circumstances surrounding the shoot. This uncanny marriage of fiction and reality reveals that the original film not only managed to unwittingly predict the fate of the King, but also foresaw the next 60 years of relations between Egypt and the West.
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Department | Role | Name |
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Crew | Cinematography |
David Golia
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Directing | Director |
Philippe Dib
Wael Omar
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Writing | Writer |
Rasha El Gammal
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