SYNOPSIS:
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 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. 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 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.
An Official Selection in the Berlin International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival, 2006.
CAST:
Youssra
Bassem Samra
Mohamed Imam
Ahmed Bedir
Khaled El Sawy
Nour El-Sherif
Essad Youniss
Khaled Saleh
Adel Imam
Hend Sabri
Ahmed Rateb
Somaya El Khashab
DIRECTOR:
Marwan Hamed
