Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story

★★★★★

Original title: Ehky ya Scheherazade

2009 · 2 h 30 min

Directed by Yousry Nasrallah

Drama

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Cast

Mona Zaki Hassan El Raddad Sawsan Badr

Plot

A television presenter in Cairo interviews women about their lives and sexuality, and is confronted with her own marriage.

Sinekatalog’s take

Yousry Nasrallah's drama follows a Cairo TV presenter who interviews women about their lives and sexuality and faces her own failing marriage. Mona Zaki is strong in a frank, emotional and timely film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (1,636 votes)
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