

The Yacoubian Building
2006-06-01 · 161 min · ★ 7.3
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.
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- Directors
- Marwan Hamed
- Production companies
- Arab Co, Good News
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Adel EmamZaki El Dessouki
Nour El-SherifHajj Muhammad Azzam
Hend SabryBothayna El Sayed
Mohamed EmamTaha El Shazly
Esaad YounesDawlat El Dessouki
Khaled El SawyHatem Rashed
YousraChristine
Ahmad RatebFanous
Ahmad BedirMalek
Somaya El KhashabSoad
Khaled SalehKamal el Fouly
Bassem SamraAbd Raboh
Youssef DaoudFekry Abdel Shaheed
Talaat ZakariaBar Owner
Gihan KamaryRagaa
Tamer AbdelmonemFawzy Muhammad Azzam
Said TarabeekHameedo
Yasser Ali MaherSheikh Samman
Salwa Othman
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