Middle Eastern and North African cinema
In the 1960s, Egyptian cinema continued flourishing. The Night of Counting the Years or The Mummy (المومية) was produced in 1969 by Shadi Abdel Salam and it is based on a true story. The Egyptian star Nadia Lufti was featured in this film who was an important figure in Egyptian cinema. It is considered to be one of the best Egyptian movies to have ever been produced as it marks the start for the age of realism in Egyptian cinema. Moreover, it was shot in Classical Arabic which is very uncommon for Egyptian films and gives it constant meaning through the years and the many MENA countries.