Release Date | 1976-01-02 |
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Runtime | 74 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | Ali Mahdi, Ibrahim Hujazi, Tahiya Zaroug, Sunni Dafallah, Mohamed Khairi |
Directors | Al-Tayyib Salih, Khalid Al Siddiq, Khalid Al Siddiq |
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.