The Yacoubian Building

Jun 1, 2006

2h 41m

★ 7.3

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Arab Co

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Cast

Zaki El Dessouki

Adel Emam

Hajj Muhammad Azzam

Nour El-Sherif

Bothayna El Sayed

Hend Sabry

Taha El Shazly

Mohamed Emam

Dawlat El Dessouki

Esaad Younes

Hatem Rashed

Khaled El Sawy

Christine

Yousra

Fanous

Ahmad Rateb

Malek

Ahmad Bedir

Soad

Somaya El Khashab

Kamal el Fouly

Khaled Saleh

Abd Raboh

Bassem Samra

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