Aminia is a young woman living with her aunt’s family which includes Read More »
Tag Archives: Egypt
The Bus Driver AKA Sawwaq el-Utubis (1982) Atef El-Tayeb, Sharif Abdulhamid, Aaliyah Abdulmoneim, Nimat Abdulnaser
Hassan is a bus driver and the only male sibling of five sisters Read More »
A Man in Our House AKA Fi baitina rajul (1961) Henry Barakat, Rushdy Abaza, Mokhtar Al Sayed, Aziza Badr
Rebel Ibrahim Hamdy succeed in the assassination of Prime Minister collaborators with colonialism Read More »
A Woman’s Youth AKA Shabab emraa (1956) Salah Abouseif, Ahmad El-Sabawi, Tahiyyah Karyuka, Shukri Sarhan, Shadia
A young man from the country arrives in Cairo to finish his education. Read More »
The Gate of Sun AKA Bab el shams (2004) Yusri Nasrullah, Hiam Abbass, Fadi Abi Samra, Hussein Abou Seada
In the beginning was Palestine, and the story of Younes (Orwa Nyrabia) began Read More »
The Aquarium AKA Genainat el-Asmak (2008) Yusri Nasrullah, Hind Sabri, Amr Waked, Gamil Ratib
A 48-hour journey into Modern Cairo following the parallel lives of Youssef and Leila. Read More »
The Fabulous Adventures of Marco Polo AKA La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo (1965) Denys de La Patellière, Raoul Lévy, Noël Howard, Horst Buchholz, Grégoire Aslan, Robert Hossein
Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels Read More »
The Innocent AKA Al Baree’ (1986) Atef El-Tayeb, Ahmed Zaki, Mamdouh Abd El Aleem, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
A simple minded peasant was recruited in the Egyptian army Read More »
The Best of Times AKA Ahla al awkat (2004) Hala Khalil, Hanan Turk, Hind Sabri, Menna Shalabi
A personal tragedy brings a woman closer to a handful of trusted friends in this independent drama. Read More »
Alexandrie… New York (2004) Youssef Chahine, Mahmoud Hemida, Ahmed Yehia, Youssra
Yehia, an Egyptian director from Alexandria goes to New York Read More »
In the Last Days of the City AKA Akher Ayyam el-Madinah (2016) Tamer El Said, Khalid Abdalla, Laila Samy, Hanan Youssef
A documentary filmmaker in Cairo is having difficulty finishing his film Read More »
Beggars and Noblemen (1991) Asmaa El-Bakry, Salah El-Saadany, Mahmood El-Gindi, Abdulaziz Makhyoon
The setting is Cairo in June of 1945, during the last days of the Second World War. Read More »
The Nightingale’s Prayer AKA Doa al karawan (1959) Henry Barakat, Faten Hamamah, Ahmad Mazhar, Aminah Rizq
This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside Read More »
Cairo 30 AKA Al-Kahira thalatin (1966) Salah Abouseif, Suad Husni, Ahmad Mazhar, Hamdy Ahmed
Mahgoub Abdel Dayem a young nihilistic college student, having his father crippled Read More »
Coming Forth by Day AKA Al-khoroug lel-nahar (2012) Hala Lotfy, Donia Maher, Salma Al-Naggar, Ahmad Lutfi
Those who have fully enjoyed their bodies cannot be submissive. Read More »