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The Yacoubian Building (Omaret yakobean)

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An eye-catching construction, the Yacoubian Building in Cairo was long regarded as the last word in comfort and elegance. Nowadays the veneer has cracked and the shine has dulled to reveal the truth underneath the façade. Through interwoven stories of a number of the residents, the film paints a portrait of corruption, fundamentalism, prostitution, homosexuality, and drugs in central Cairo and creates a vibrant but socially critical picture of contemporary Egypt. An eye-catching construction, the Yacoubian Building in Cairo was long regarded as the last word in comfort and elegance. Nowadays t

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Partial Film Information

Director: Marwan Hamed
Writer: Alaa' Al-Aswany
Studio: Strand Releasing
Cast: Youssra, Bassem Samra, Mohamed Imam

Release: June 21, 2006

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