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The Night (al-Lail) الليل
Al-lail
Directed by	Mohamed Malas
Written by	Mohamed Malas Ussama Muhammed
Produced by	Omar Amiralay
Starring	Sabah Jazairi Omar Malas Riadh Chahrour Maher Salibi Fares Helou
Cinematography	Youssef Ben Youssef
Edited by	Kais Al Zubaidi
Distributed by	General Organization for Cinema
Release date	1992 (1992)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Syria
Language	Arabic

The Night or Al-lail (Arabic: الليل, lit. 'The Night') is a Syrian feature drama film by director Mohamed Malas. The film is set in Quneitra and is about the Arab-Israeli conflict. In 1993 it became the first Syrian feature to be played at the New York Film Festival.

Awards

• Carthage Film Festival - Tanit d'Or, 1992.

References

1. Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary
2. Roots of the New Arab Film
3. Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts
4. Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity

External links

• Al-Lail at IMDb

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