EGYPTIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Collab: Shemaroo World Cinema |
| Date |
Time |
Film |
| 3rd Sat |
7:00pm |
Le Destin (1997/135mins) Dir. Youssef Chahine
Set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province of Andalusia, famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph. However, his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone.
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| 5th Mon |
7:00pm |
Malek Wa Ketaba (Heads And Tails) (2005/90mins) Dir. Kamla Abu Zekry
Three persons with different faces cross each other’s path. Unexpected turns in life shake those revealing different faces of each one of them. |
| 6th Tue |
7:00pm |
Yacoubian Building (2006/150mins) Dir. Marwan Hamed
The film is set in downtown Cairo, in a titular apartment building serving as both a metaphor for contemporary Egypt and a unifying location in which most of the primary characters either live or work. |
| 7th Wed |
7:00pm |
Laylat El-Baby Doll (Baby Doll Night) (110mins/2008)
Dir. Adel Adeeb
Hossam returns home to Cairo for New Year's Eve after a year's separation from his wife. At the airport however, his homecoming is thwarted by several events, including a terrorist plot. |
| 8th Thu |
7:00pm |
Hassan Morcus (2008/115mins) Dir. Rami Imam
When the lives of Mahmoud and Boulos are threatened by religious extremists on both sides, the Egyptian government inducts them into a witness protection program that requires them to exchange identities. |
| 9th Fri |
7:00pm |
Heya Fawda (Chaos) (2007/122mins) Dir. Youssef Chahine & Khaled Youssef
Choubra, cosmopolitan neighborhood of Cairo. Hatem, maggoty police officer, handles this neighborhood with an iron hand. Every single citizen fears and hates him. Only Nour, a young woman, dares stand up to him. |
