Families of Egypt (Families of the World)

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Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Directed By: Mark Marquisee
Studio: Master Communications, Inc.
Release Date: 2006-02-07
Six-year-old Hesham lives in Luxor, famous for its Temples of Karnak. His father supervises workers who maintain and restore one of the largest tombs in Valley of the Kings. Hesham attends a big celebration for the one-week birthday of his baby brother. Later, Hesham and his father pray together and have a picnic on a boat with the other children.

Seven-year-old Yasmine and her brother live near Cairo. Yasmine goes to an international school where classes are taught in English, and she takes French and Arabic. She loves her ballet class and tennis lessons. The family goes to a birthday party for Yasmine’s friend and the family has lunch with grandparents.

Why the Amerivan voices?
Families of Egypt (Families of the World)

This is an educational DVD obviously for American school children which presents the contrasting lives of the rural and urban dwelling Egyptian families. However, I was extremely annoyed to hear the strong American accents in the voice overs of the Egyptian children featured in the DVD. Whilst the narrative was informative and the lives of both families authentic, the children's accents were irritating and spoilt the impact of the DVD for me.