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The Sira is the most important epic poem of the Arab world. It consists of five million verses and contains timeless stories of war, love and peace. It’s as monumental as Homer’s Odyssey, and has been handed down orally across generations. Sira – Songs of the Crescent Moon follows the last living Sira interpreter, 75-year-old Egyptian Sayyed el-Dawwy, as he endeavours to teach his grandson Ramadan this important oral tradition. But el-Dawwy is illiterate, and so Ramadan must record his grandfather. Can the young man cope with his considerable legacy? And how will he face the challenge of makin 
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Sira - Songs Of The Crescent Moon
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The Sira is the most important epic poem of the Arab world. It consists of five million verses and contains timeless stories of war, love and peace. It’s as monumental as Homer’s Odyssey, and has been handed down orally across generations. Sira – Songs of the Crescent Moon follows the last living Sira interpreter, 75-year-old Egyptian Sayyed el-Dawwy, as he endeavours to teach his grandson Ramadan this important oral tradition. But el-Dawwy is illiterate, and so Ramadan must record his grandfather. Can the young man cope with his considerable legacy? And how will he face the challenge of makin 
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Partial Film Information

Director: Sandra Gysi
Writer: Sandra Gysi
Studio: Unknown
Cast: N/A
Release: April 30, 2011
Writer: Sandra Gysi
Studio: Unknown
Cast: N/A
Release: April 30, 2011
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