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Dawn of Islam

1971 · 136 min

A solemn, slow historical drama of conviction and conflict, carried by earnest performances and a sense of moral gravity.

Directed by
Salah Abu Seif
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Hamdy Ahmad, Malnya Ahmed, Abdel Rahman Ali
Overview
This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster's uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad. Touched by grace, Hassem converts to the new religion and comes back to his village to propagate the new faith. Which is not to his father's liking, since the Muslim religion is opposed to feudal rights and privileges. The infuriated sheik curses his son and starts persecuting the new converts.

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Directed by
Salah Abu Seif
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Hamdy Ahmad, Malnya Ahmed, Abdel Rahman Ali
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • power
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Salah Abu Seif
Written by
Abdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar, Salah Abu Seif
Starring
Hamdy Ahmad, Malnya Ahmed, Abdel Rahman Ali, Mahmoud Moursy, Nagwa Ibrahim, Yehia Chahine, Samiha Ayoub, Aida Abdel Aziz
Cinematography
Abdel Aziz Fahmy
Runtime
136 min
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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