Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.
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The Night of Counting the Years was released in 1969 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 4 reviews, giving The Night of Counting the Years (1969) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Night of Counting the Years a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 76%, The Night of Counting the Years is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1969, which stands at 58%.
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