Safar Barlik
| Safar Barlik | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Barakat |
| Written by | Rahbani Brothers |
| Starring |
Fairuz Nasri Shamseddine Huda Assi Rahbani Berj Fazalian Salah Tizani Salwa Haddad |
| Music by | Rahbani Brothers |
Production company |
Phenicia Films |
| Distributed by | United Trade and Cinema Company |
Release dates | 1967 |
Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Language | Arabic |
Safar Barlik (in Arabic سفر برلك meaning The Exile) is a musical and a war film, directed by Henry Barakat and released in 1967. The film stars Fairuz, Nasri Shamseddine, Huda, Assi Rahbani, Berj Fazlian, Salah Tizani and Salwa Haddad. It was filmed in the northern village of Beit Chabab and Douma in Lebanon.
Plot
The film is set in 1914. It displays the struggles of a Lebanese village to smuggle wheat under Ottoman oppression.[1]
Cast
- Fairuz as Adla
- Nasri Shamseddine as Elmoukhtar
- Huda as Zoumorod
- Assi Rahbani as Abou Ahmed
- Berj Fazlian as Re'fat Bek
- Rafic Sabeii as Abou Darwish
- Salwa Haddad as Oum Youssef
- Joseph Nassif as Elhasoon
- Layla Karam as Zahia
- Salah Tizani as Fares
- Abdulallah Homsi as Asad
- Ahmed Khalifa as Haji Noula
- Ihssan Sadek as Abdo
Songs
Songs from the film include:
- “Ya Tayr” (Oh Bird! يا طير )
- “Allamouni Henni Allamouni” (they taught me your love علّموني هنّي علّموني )
- “Ya Ahl El Dar” (Lords of the mansion يا أهل الدار ).
Safarberlik, historical meaning
Safarberlik also written Seferberlik, is a term that describes historical practices during the late wars that the Ottoman government engaged into during the later phases of its empire. Safarberlik signifies conscription practices for the Balkan wars and World War I and the same term invokes all memories associated with war experience.
References
- ↑ Amaya-Akkermans, Arie (August 23, 2012). "Sounds from the Golden Age". Reorient Magazine.