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The Water-Carrier Is Dead, is a 1977 Egyptian movie, directed by Salah Abu Seif, and starring Farid Shawqy, Ezzat Al Alaily, Shwikar. with a runtime of 103 minutes.
The Water-Carrier Is Dead is an Egyptian drama film that charts an unlikely friendship between two men with opposing philosophies on life and death. Shawsha, a water carrier still mourning his wife who passed away two decades ago, is consumed by grief and the fear of loss. His new companion, Shahata, who works in the funeral trade, has concluded that death's inevitability is reason enough to embrace pleasure while alive. As their bond deepens, each man quietly challenges the other's worldview in a film that blends gentle humor with genuine philosophical reflection. A thoughtful meditation on mortality, grief, and the redemptive power of human connection.
The Water-Carrier Is Dead is an Egyptian-Tunisian film released on November 20, 1977. The film was directed by Salah Abu Seif and produced by Youssef Chahine. Its screenplay, written by Mohsen Zayed, is based on a 1952 novel by Yusuf Sibai. The Water-Carrier Is Dead stars Ezzat El Alaili, Farid Shawqi, Shwikar, Amina Rizk, Taheyya Kariokka, and Nahid Jabr.
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