The Blazing Sun
صراع في الوادي
1954 · 1h 56m · Drama, Romance · Egypt
Struggle in the Valley
A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.
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