Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman.
Director: Youssef Chahine
Writers: Youssef Chahine, Lotfy El Kholy
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A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.
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