The Nile and the Life

Renegotiating the representational paradigm of nationhood the film draws a heterogeneous picture of Egyptian society as well as Soviet workers as they embarked on the momentous dam enterprise The films presents a vision of a nation deep rooted in unity as well as diversity The films projection of a renewed imagining of the nation inadvertently acknowledges a new and nuanced understanding of its goals political objectives and how these impact the personal within it KHOURI