Adapted from Alaa Al Aswany’s 2002 blockbuster novel, Marwan Hamed’s debut feature is a star-studded, multi-character drama charting the intersecting lives of the tenants of an old Downtown Cairo building. A piercing chronicle of the chaos and corruption of Mubarak’s Egypt.
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Film details
Productieland
Egypt
Jaar
2006
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2026
Lengte
165'
Medium/Formaat
DCP
Taal
Arabic
Première status
Dutch Premiere
Director
Marwan Hamed
Producer
Imad Adeeb
Screenplay
Wahid Hamed, Alaa El Aswani
Cinematography
Sameh Selim
Editing
Khaled Marei
Production design
Aiman Fathi
Music
Khaled Hammad
Principal cast
Adel Emam, Nour El-Sherif, Yousra, Hind Sabri, Somaya El Khashab, Khaled El Sawy, Issad Younis