The Wedding of Zein

Everyone in his village believes that Zein is a simpleton, a half-wit, an amiable buffoon. Thus, his braying laughter and public declarations of love for village maidens only win laughter rather than anger, beatings or worse. However, Haneen, a wandering Muslim holy man, perceives something more in this figure of fun: genuine piety and an inner radiance, marked by a powerful spiritual intelligence. One other person sees more in Zein than most do- the beautiful, pious and sedate young girl in the village.

• Khalid Al SiddiqDirector · Writer
• Al-Tayyib SalihWriter

Release date

January 2, 1976

Status

Released

Original language

Arabic

Runtime

1h 14m

Genres

Drama

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