The Water-Carrier Is Dead

The story of the friendship that develops between two men with quite different world views. One, a water carrier whose wife has died twenty years before, spends his days thinking about her. The other, who works in the funeral business, spends his life in the pursuit of pleasure because he recognizes that death will bring an end to all enjoyment. They meet and become friends. Through this friendship the water carrier is encouraged to change his morbid way of thinking and to enjoy life.

Release Date

November 20, 1977

Status

Released

Original Title

السقا مات

Runtime

1h 43min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Arabic

Production Companies

MISR International Films