'' The Land '' ( , translit . Al-ard ) is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine , based on a popular novel by Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi . The film narrates the conflict between peasants and their landlord in rural Egypt in the 1930s , and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective responses to oppression . It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival
1970 Cannes Film Festival
1970 Cannes Film Festival
The Land (1969 film)