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The Egyptian
Drama, History
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy lavish historical spectacle, court intrigue, and emotionally tragic stories about a self-made outsider seeking meaning and belonging.
- Tone
- epic, melancholic, bleak
- Payoff
- revelation, heartbreak
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- identity, ambition, power, social hierarchy, fate
- Setting
- ancient imperial era, royal courts, desert roads, and monumental river settlements
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Where to watch
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fuboTV
