The Puppeteer [Al-aragoz]


Directed By: Hany Lasheen

January 21, 1989 / Arabic / 126 mins

A father keeps his principles in rural Egypt while power seduces his son in Cairo. Mohamed is a puppeteer, a buffoon whose shows dramatize the promise of Nasser’s socialist revolution. He’s…

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IMDB Movie Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101362

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Screened Semesters:

  • 1999 Winter

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