The Water-Carrier Is Dead
The Water-Carrier Is Dead

The Water-Carrier Is Dead (1977)

None | Egypt | Arabic | 100 min
Directed by: Salah Abouseif
7.5

The story of the friendship that develops between two men with quite different world views. One, a water carrier whose wife has died twenty years before, spends his days thinking about her. The other, who works in the funeral business, spends his life in the pursuit of pleasure because he recognizes that death will bring an end to all enjoyment. They meet and become friends. Through this friendship the water carrier is encouraged to change his morbid way of thinking and to enjoy life.

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Release Date

Tunisia
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1977-01-02
Egypt
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1977-11-20
Poland
(Egypt Film Week)
1981-05-23
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Al-saqqa mat
(Original title)
Le porteur d'Eau est mort
France (festival title)
Śmierć roznosiciela wody
Poland
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated