Type:
Feature Film
Director:
Marwan Hamed
Year:
2006
Time:
161 minutes
Produced by:
Imad Adeeb
Written by:
Wahid Hamid & Alaa' Al-Aswany
Edited by:
Dominic Thomson
Language:
Arabic w/ English subtitles
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Official Selection! 2006, Berlin International Film Festival
Official Selection! 2006, Tribeca Film Festival
"The Yacoubian Building distinguishes itself both as the most expensive Egyptian film ever made and, despite its nearly three-hour running time, one of the most watchable."
- Deborah Young, Variety
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An eye-catching construction, the Yacoubian Building in Cairo was long regarded as the last word in comfort and elegance. Nowadays, the veneer has cracked and the shine has dulled to reveal the truth underneath the façade. Through the interwoven stories of a number of the residents, the film paints a portrait of corruption, fundamentalism, prostitution, homosexuality, and drugs in central Cairo and creates a vibrant but socially critical picture of contemporary Egypt.
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