Where to Watch The Emigrant Online

Want to watch 'The Emigrant' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Youssef Chahine-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Emigrant' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Emigrant' right now, here are some particulars about the history flick.

Released , 'The Emigrant' stars Khaled El Nabawy, Yousra, Mahmoud Hemida, Ahmad Bedir The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a user score of 59 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 13 experienced users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun."

'The Emigrant' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel .