The story is set in a small fishing village in southern Iraq, after the defeat of 5 June 1967. Two movements oppose each other: Mahmoud’s, supporting the Baath Party, and Sabti’s, on the government’s side.
The River
(Al-Nahr)
- Irak
- 1978
- Fiction
- Couleur
- 35 mm
- Titre français
La Rivière - Original title
Al-Nahr - Titre international
The River - Scénario
Faycai al-Yassiri, Zuhayr al-Djaîlî, Nîhaâd Ali, d'après le roman de Muhammad Chàkir al-Sab - Interprétation
Asad abdl al-Razzâq, Hanâ Muhammad, Sâmi Qâftan,