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Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Arabic
Description
The story of young man who takes a job as a schoolteacher in a village in the Tunisian desert, and is enveloped by mysterious and sublime events. A ship found apparently washed up, mysterious drifters shrouded in clouds of dust who haunt the dunes, labyrinths of underground corridors, vivid colors backdropped by bleak landscapes and ancient architectures, all combined with the unusual disappearances of the local young men, create strange circumstances....
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Arabic
Description
"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...
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