Film of the Week

The Tomb (1977)

Documentary | 17m

One of the founding members of the Sudanese Film Group, Eltayeb Mahdi, uses the story of a charlatan who claims to be able to heal people to explore questions of blind faith and authority.

Eltayeb Mahdi, born in Omdurman, Sudan in 1951, studied at the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo. He is a founding member of the Sudanese Film Group and a member of the editorial board of the magazine Cinema.

Writer & Director: Eltayeb Mahdi

Cinematography: Hisham Al-Maleh

Editing: Mohamed Kheir Arab

Sound: Adel Al-Wakil

Producer: Othman Akef