Urs Al-Zayn (1976)

Everyone in his village believes that Zein is a simpleton, a half-wit, an amiable buffoon. Thus, his braying laughter and public declarations of love for village maidens only win laughter ... See full summary »

Director:

Khalid Al Siddiq

Writers:

Khalid Al Siddiq, Al-Tayyib Salih (original novel)

Stars:

Ali Mahdi, Sunni Dafallah, Ibrahim Hujazi

Cast

Credited cast:
Ali Mahdi	...	Zein
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sunni Dafallah
Ibrahim Hujazi	...	Haneen
Mohamed Khairi
Soraya Roro
Awad Siddig
Tahiya Zaroug	...	Nama

Storyline

Everyone in his village believes that Zein is a simpleton, a half-wit, an amiable buffoon. Thus, his braying laughter and public declarations of love for village maidens only win laughter rather than anger, beatings or worse. However, Haneen, a wandering Muslim holy man, perceives something more in this figure of fun: genuine piety and an inner radiance, marked by a powerful spiritual intelligence. One other person sees more in Zein than most do- the beautiful, pious and sedate young girl in the village.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Kuwait

Language:

Arabic

Release Date:

1976 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

The Wedding of Zein

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

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Trivia

In 1978, Kuwait submitted the film as their representative to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film did not receive a nomination, and Kuwait has not submitted another film since.

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