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In Search of Oil and Sand

2012

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Overview

Oil and Sand was an extravagant film made by members of the Egyptian royal family and a few friends and relatives in 1952 about a coup d'état, shot just weeks before the royals were overthrown in a real coup. The completed Technicolor film was destroyed by the director in fear that it would be used as propaganda against the ousted monarchy. Following Mahmoud Sabit, the man who found the original 8mm reels and who is himself a relation of the late king of Egypt, this documentary focuses on the reconstruction of the film's story, its array of real life players, and the political circumstances surrounding the shoot. This uncanny marriage of fiction and reality reveals that the original film not only managed to unwittingly predict the fate of the King, but also foresaw the next 60 years of relations between Egypt and the West.

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies

Middle West Films Sarakene

Production Countries

Egypt United States of America

Spoken Languages

French Arabic English

Quick Facts

Release Date	October 13, 2012
Status	Released
Language	AR
IMDb ID	tt2417934

Cast

Key Crew

Rasha El Gammal

Writer

Philippe Dib

Director

Wael Omar

Director

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