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What I loved about this DVD is that the film showed actors actually speaking ancient Egyptian, based on the ancient speech used in Coptic churches in Syria. Hieroglyphics, as you might know, have only consonants, fr xmpl lk ths wrds, and so we have no perfect way of knowing how ancient Egyptians pronounced their vowels. The Coptic church has an oral tradition of readings that were used as the basis for the choice of vowels. The films themselves show daily life, many high-born as well as low born persons, and I thought were interesting even on their own. I had bought this film for someone else and had not intended to be interested, but I was fascinated. On the negative side, I was angry when I discovered that the movie industry has managed with its "Region 1 only" setting to block this film from being played in Europe. My present was a total flop because my English-learning Egyptologist friend could not play a single minute of the film. I will have to get it "unlocked" somehow, and don't know how. I hate the industry for this barrier to sharing language.Read full review
Like the way they took bits of history from the temple walls or preserved papyri and made a short movies, the film makes the histroy come alive
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