The Impossible

1965 1h 49m AR

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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Helmy's father forces him to marry someone he doesn't love. When his father dies, Helmy decides to break free. He meets Nany, the gentle helpless girl, then he meets the lawyer Fatima, a liberal who claims to be cultured.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kamal Al-Shennawi
حلمي
Nadia Lotfi
ناني
Sanaa Gamil
فاطمة
Salah Mansour
عزيز
Karima Mokhtar
أمينة
Malak el-Gamal
Fatheia Shahin
Inaas Abd Allah
طفلة

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hussein Kamal
Writers: Youssef Francis, Mostafa Mahmoud
Languages: Arabic
Countries: Egypt

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hussein Kamal, shot by Abdel Aziz Fahmy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rashida Abdel Salam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kamal Al-Shennawi and Nadia Lotfi and Sanaa Gamil carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0376782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hussein Kamal directs. Abdel Aziz Fahmy behind the camera. Rashida Abdel Salam cuts. Produced in Egypt. Dialogue in Arabic.

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Things worth knowing

161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Hussein Kamal, shot by Abdel Aziz Fahmy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Rashida Abdel Salam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kamal Al-Shennawi and Nadia Lotfi and Sanaa Gamil carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0376782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.