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The Forgotten Men of the Valley of the Kings
Director(s): Jérôme Prieur
Scientific advisor(s): Guillemette Andreu
Genre
Documentary
Copyright
2002
Length
52 minutes
Producer(s)
Françoise Dumas, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel
Co-producer(s)
Réunion des musées nationaux, France 3, France 5, Radio télévision belge francophone, Musée du Louvre
Selections / Awards
4 awards and special mentions at international festivals
Deir el-Medina, opposite Luxor, boasts the ruins of an Egyptian village from the time of the Pharaohs. This is where Kha, Sennedjem, Pashed, Nakhtamun, and Inerkhawi lived with their families over 3,000 years ago, during the New Kingdom. They were members of a privileged guild of craftsmen who built, painted, and sculpted the huge underground tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Queens. This documentary describes their work and their daily lives.