Basic Info
Release: January 01, 1991
Runtime: 10 min
Rating: ⭐ 10.0/10 (1 votes)
Status: Released
The Singing Sheikh
1991
10 min
⭐ 10.0/10
1 votes
Overview
Sheikh Imam Mohammad Ahmad Eissa, born 1918, is famous throughout the Arab world for his folk songs indicting the ruling classes. Considered the voice of the oppressed, he is banned from state television and radio, and has been imprisoned numerous times, including in 1974 for the occasion of President Nixon’s visit. With scenes of Egyptian street life set to his often caustic musical criticisms of his native Egypt’s upper classes, the Sheikh’s message is that “If a beautiful thing is suppressed today, it will rise tomorrow.”
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Music
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- Arabic ar
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Cast
Sheikh Imam
Self
Crew
Heiny Srour
Writer
Adrian James Carbutt
Music
Sheikh Imam
Music
Ray Marlow
Cinematography
Heiny Srour
Director
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