Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

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Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
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Film poster
Directed byJames Tovell
Produced byCharlotte Chalker
CinematographyRyan Earl Parker
Edited byMichael Rolt
Music byJerry Lane
Production
companies
  • At Land Productions
  • Lion Television
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb is a 2020 British documentary film directed by James Tovell. The film follows a team of Egyptian archeologists that discover a tomb from the 25th century BC in the Saqqara necropolis, just outside of Cairo that had been untouched for 4,400 years. [1]

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The film was produced by At Land Productions and Lion Television.

Synopsis

A team of local archaeologists, led by Egyptologist Mohammad Mohammad Yousef, discover the never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, of one of the most paramount Ancient Egyptian discoveries ever found in the Saqqara necropolis. Regarded as one of the most significant finds in nearly fifty years, the perfectly preserved tomb is occupied by Wahtye, a high-ranking priest who lived during the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, and his family. During the dig the team finds several artifacts including personal possessions, statues, and mummy of the high-priest and his family as well as a mummified lion cub.

Release

The film was released on Netflix on October 28, 2020. [2]

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References

  1. "Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb review – hidden depths in ancient Egypt". the Guardian. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. "Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2020.