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Youssef Chahine wraps a love story into this bitter portrait of the Egyptian business world, while also touching on the links between power and fanaticism and globalization and terrorism. Adam, the son of a rich Egyptian businessman, falls in love with a journalist investigating the corrupt and wealthy elite, of which Adam's parents are deeply involved. When Adam turns against his family, his resistance comes at a heavy price for himself and his new love.
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