The Sixth Day (film)

For the 2000 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, see The 6th Day.
"Le sixième jour" redirects here. For the Dalida song and album, see Dalida discography.
The Sixth Day
Directed byYoussef Chahine[1]
Written byYoussef Chahine
Produced byAlain Benguigui
Thomas Verhaeghe
StarringDalida
Mohsen Mohieddin
Shwikar
Hamdy Ahmed
Salah El-Saadany
Mohamed Mounir
Youssef Chahine
Zaki Abdel Wahab[2]
CinematographyMohsen Nasr
Edited byLuc Barnier
Release date
  • 3 December 1986 (1986-12-03)
CountriesEgypt
France
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

The Sixth Day[3] (Arabic: اليوم السادس; French: Le sixième jour), is a 1986 Egyptian comedy and drama film written and directed by Youssef Chahine.[4][5] The film features Dalida, Mohsen Mohieddin, Shwikar, Hamdy Ahmed and Salah El-Saadany in the lead roles.[6][7]

Plot

In 1947, a cholera epidemic spreads in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. All infected people die within six days of the onset of the disease, and it is confirmed that all those hospitalized will die within six days. Seddika's grandson falls ill, so she flees with him to Rosetta, where she tries to treat him herself until the dangerous six days pass. Seddika travels outside Cairo to bury some of her relatives who died from cholera. When she returns, she learns that the child suffered a relapse after his school teacher, whom he considered a role model, contracted the disease and subsequently passed away, along with the thousands who died from cholera. Seddika, after losing her husband and all her family members, has no hope in life except for her grandson. On the boat, Awka the monkey sympathizes with her, loving her despite the age difference. They board a boat to sail across the Nile River. At sunrise on the sixth day, the grandson dies, and Seddika collapses.[8]

Cast

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Andree Chedid: Award-winning writer whose sparse language grappled with the human condition". The Independent. independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  3. ^ "The Sixth Day | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  4. ^ Whitaker, Sheila (27 July 2008). "Youssef Chahine". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  5. ^ "The Sixth Day". The Criterion Channel. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  6. ^ "The Sixth Day". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  7. ^ Hayon, Kaya Davies; Peer, Stefanie Van de (2024-01-25). Transnational Arab Stardom: Glamour, Performance and Politics. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-5013-9324-2.
  8. ^ فيلم - اليوم السادس - 1986 مشاهدة اونلاين، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-31 – via elcinema.com.
  9. ^ "Egypt's cinematic gems: The Sixth Day". madamasr.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  10. ^ "The Sixth Day 196 film". elcinema.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  11. ^ "Friday Films: 'The Sixth Day,' Based on a Novel by Andrée Chedid". arablit.org. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  12. ^ "The Sixth Day A Feature film by Youssef Chahine". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2017-09-28.


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