The Yacoubian Building

★★★★★

Original title: Omaret yakobean

2006 · 2 h 45 min

Directed by Marwan Hamed

Drama

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Cast

Adel Emam Nour El-Sherif Youssra Esaad Younis Ahmad Bedair Hind Sabri

Credits

Written by: Alaa' Al-Aswany

Plot

The residents of a once-grand Cairo apartment block, from an aging aristocrat to a young doorman, live through corruption, sex, religion and politics.

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A sprawling, ambitious portrait of modern Egypt.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (8,055 votes)
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