Horse of Mud

Horse of Mud
ArabicHusan al-Tin
Directed byAteyyat El Abnoudy
Color processblack and white
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Horse of Mud / Husan al-Tin / Cheval de Boue (1971) was the first film by Egyptian documentary filmmaker Ateyyat El Abnoudy. A short black and white documentary depicting women in a mud-brick factory, the film won the Grand Prize at the 1972 Damascus Film Festival, and prizes at the 1973 Grenoble Film Festival and Mannheim International Film Week.[1]

  1. ^ Rebecca Hillauer (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-977-424-943-3.