The Yacoubian Building
Genres
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
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
161 min
Release Date
2006-06-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Vote Count
54
Vote Average
7.4
Adel Emam
Zaki El Dessouki
Nour El-Sherif
Hajj Muhammad Azzam
Hend Sabry
Bothayna El Sayed
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Taha El Shazly
Esaad Younes
Dawlat El Dessouki
Khaled El Sawy
Hatem Rashed
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Malek
Somaya El Khashab
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Khaled Saleh
Kamal el Fouly
Bassem Samra
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Youssef Daoud
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Talaat Zakaria
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Gihan Kamary
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Tamer Abdelmonem
Fawzy Muhammad Azzam
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Yasser Ali Maher
Sheikh Samman
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Ahmed Salah ElSaadany
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