The Yacoubian Building (Omaret Yakobean)
- 2005
- Egypt
- 172 min
- PG
- Directed by: Marwan Hamed
- Cast: Adel Imam, Nour El-Sherif, Youssra
Epic adaptation of Alaa Al Aswani's bestselling novel, which delves into the nitty gritty of modern Egyptian life and finds corruption, forbidden love, fundamentalism and the hitherto taboo subject of homosexuality. This scathing satire of modern Egyptian life is marvellously entertaining, and looks fantastic.
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The Yacoubian Building
20 Sep 2007
EPIC DRAMA (PG) 172min With the possible exception of Iran, new cinema from the Arab world gets a fairly raw deal in the UK, so it’s a rare pleasure indeed to immerse oneself in this accessible but sprawling multiple story drama from Egypt based on…
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20 Sep 2007
• The Yacoubian Building Good Egyptian films don’t come round that often so don’t miss this epic multi character drama. GFT, Glasgow from Fri 21-Sun 23 Sep. • A Mighty Heart Angelina Jolie stars in Michael Winterbottom’s moving adaptation of…
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