The Yacoubian Building (2006)

06/01/2006 (EG) • 2h 41m

Drama

Overview

portrays the lives of residents in an old Cairo building "The Yacoubian Building", highlighting issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of the Egyptian society

Top Billed Cast

Adel Emam

Zaki El Dessouki

Nour El-Sherif

Hajj Muhammad Azzam

Hend Sabry

Bothayna El Sayed

Mohamed Emam

Taha El Shazly

Esaad Younes

Dawlat El Dessouki

Khaled El Sawy

Hatem Rashed

Yousra

Christine


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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

egypt

cairo

sexuality

social commentary

historical

political corruption

gay theme

extremism

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