The Yacoubian Building

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 1, 2006

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

English, Arabic, French

Countries

Egypt

Production

Arab Co,Good News

Cast

Amgad Abed,Laila Samy,Abbas Abu Elhassan,Heidi Sleim,Zayed Fouad,Adel Emam,Mohamed Emam,Yasser Ali Maher,Mohamed Hassib,Badawi Fahmyand 44 more

Director

Marwan Hamed

Writer

Wahid Hamid,Alaa Al Aswany

Producer

Ayman Shawky,Adel Adeeb,Nabil Sobhy,Emad El-Den Adib

Cinematography

Sameh Selim

Music

Khaled Hammad

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0425321