Watch The Emigrant (1994) Online

The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun. Read More

Watch The Emigrant online. Featuring Ahmad Bedir and Safia El Emary, The Emigrant is classified as Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5.5. It is available for streaming online in the UK on 1 services such as Netflix. The movie was filmed in Egypt and was released on 1994. The Emigrant was directed by Youssef Chahine. Read Less