Ram leaves behind the nomadic life of his Bedouin tribe to seek knowledge in ancient Egypt, a land consumed by intrigue and political rivalry. His spiritual and intellectual journey becomes a meditation on faith, ambition, and belonging.

interpreti | mit | estrelado | starring | avec :
Yousra, Mahmoud Hemeida, Khaled El Nabawy, Ahmed Bedair, Safia El Emary, Michel Piccoli, Hanan Turk

ein Film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Youssef CHAHINE

Egypt, France | 1994 | Fiction | 2h08 | Drama, Historical | 35 mm | Color, Arabic

NOTE BY THE PRODUCTION
The film was criticized for what appeared to be an allegorical reference to the Zionist colonization of Palestine, which Israeli propaganda celebrated in terms of its success in "making the desert bloom". Considering Chahine's fierce anti-Zionist and pro-Palestinian politics, the accusation was absurd. But still, the film created controversy with its depiction of a prophet which, according to Islam and to Al-Azhar's religious rulings, is forbidden. A sixth-month legal battle ensued, which led to The Emigrant being banned from movie theaters, but not before it joined the ranks of the highest grossing Chahine films to date.
- MIF (Misr International Films)

Original Title | Titre original : Al Mohager | المهاجر‎
International Title | Titre international : The Emigrant
French Title | Titre français : L'Émigré
Language | Langue : Arabic, with English & French subtitles | Arabe, sous-titré français, anglais
Runtime | Durée : 128' (2h08)
Original Screening Media | Support original de projection : 35 mm
Tone | Couleurs : Color | Couleur


Interpreti | SCHAUSPIELERINNEN, SCHAUSPIELER | CAST | ACTRICES, ACTEURS (dans l'ordre des crédits) :
Youssra................. Simihit
Khaled Nabawy...... Ram
Mahmoud Hemida..... Amihar
Michel Piccoli.......... Adam
Hanan Turk.......... Hati
Safia El Emari.... Basma
Ahmed Salama.... Berri
Ahmad Bedair..... Tut
Sayed Abdel Karim
Youssef Esmail (as Yousef Ismail)
Karolina Keisar...... Bedouin Child


REGISTA | REGISSEUR | REALIZADOR | DIRECTOR | RÉALISATEUR :
Youssef Chahine

Script and Dialogue | Scénario et dialogues : Youssef Chahine, Rafiq As-Sabban Rafik El Saban, Khaled Youssef, Ahmed Qassem
Cinematography | Image : Ramses Marzouk
Sound | Son : Raafat Samir
Editing | Montage : Rachida Abdel Salam
Set Design | Décors : Hamed Hemdan
Music | Musique : Mohamed Noah
Costumes Designer | Créatrice de costumes : Nahed Nasrallah
Key makeup artist | Maquillage Evelyne Byot
Production manager | Directeur de production : Hisham Soliman
Assistant/Assistante à la réalisation : Emad El Bahat

Sound (Team) | Équipe son :
Raafat Samir (sound engineer)
Gasser Khorshid (sound engineer)
Dominique Hennequin (son)
André Cappello (recording assistant)
Olivier Ducastel (Sound Editing | Montage son)

Producers | Producteurs :
Youssef Chahine,
Gabriel "Gaby" Khoury,
Humbert Balsan


PRODUZIONE | PRODUKTION | PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
► MISR International Films
► Films A2 (Films Antenne 2 - France Télévisions Production)


DISTRIBUZIONE | VERTEILUNG | DISTRIBUIÇÃO | DISTRIBUTION :
► Worldwide | Monde : Misr International Films (Egypt)
Image Entertainment (United States, 2004)(DVD)
Pyramide Distribution (France, 1995) (theatrical)
Tamasa Distribution (France, 2018) (re-release, restored version, theatrical)
Kino Video (United States)(DVD)


RELEASE | Sortie Salles, TV :
Suisse : août 1994 (Locarno Film Festival, World premiere)
► Egypte : 26 septembre 1994 (ban | censure), 1995
Suède : 5 février 1995 (Göteborg Film Festival)
France : 8 mars 1995
Hongrie : 14 avril 2007 (TV premiere)
France : dimanche 27 mars 2016, à 22h40 (TV : France 3, cycle Youssef Chahine)
France : 14 novembre 2018 (re-release, restored version | version restaurée)
Philippines : 17 juin 2020 (internet)
Royaume-Uni : juillet 2023 (British Film Institute, London, premiere)
Egypte : Sun 16 Nov 2025 (46th Cairo International Film Festival - CIFF 2025 | Selection : Cairo Classics, restored version : 2h04 duration)

🏆🏆🏆 PREMIOS | AWARDS | PRIX 🏆🏆🏆 (selection) :
🏆 Best Actor Award (to Khaled EL NABAWY) (M-Net All African Film Awards, 1995, Afrique du Sud).
🏆 Best Cinematography (to Ramses Marzouk) (M-Net All African Film Awards, 1995, Afrique du Sud).
Horus Award (Best Director), to Youssef Chahine (Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema, 1995, Egypt)
🏆 Best Cinematography (to Ramses Marzouk) (Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema, 1995, Egypt)


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES | FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS | PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2026 | Centenaire de Youssef Chahine || Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) | PARIS (France), version restaurée du film (2h09) | Screening : Samedi 24 janvier 2026, 19h30 - Auditorium IMA | Du 22 janvier au 25 janvier 2026

/// 2025 | Sélection : Cairo Classics || 46th Edition Cairo International Film Festival - CIFF 2025 | LE CAIRE (Égypte), version restaurée du film (2h04) | Screenings: Sun 16 Nov · 21:00 - 23:04 Opera House - Grand Hall

/// 1995 | Sélection || Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema | LE CAIRE (Égypte)

/// 1995 | Nominé || M-Net All African Film Awards | Afrique du Sud

/// 1995 | Sélection || Göteborg Film Festival | Suède | screening-projection 5 février 1995

/// 1994 | World premiere || Locarno Film Festival | LOCARNO (Suisse)



Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar) | www.africine.org
► https://misrinternationalfilms.com/media_content/al-mohager-the-emigrant?style=yc
► www.imdb.com/title/tt0110545/
► www.primevideo.com/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.b1af5bd1-1fbd-406f-8569-1283aac916da
► CIFF 2025, Caire | www.ciff.org.eg/en/program/films/the-emigrant
// Updated by Thierno DIA, 15 Nov 2026