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The Yacoubian Building
The Yacoubian Building

The Yacoubian Building

Genres

Drama

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

161 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

01 June 2006

Country

Egypt

Cast

Adel Emam

Adel Emam

Zaki El Dessouki

Nour El-Sherif

Nour El-Sherif

Hajj Muhammad Azzam

Hend Sabry

Hend Sabry

Bothayna El Sayed

Mohamed Emam

Mohamed Emam

Taha El Shazly

Esaad Younes

Esaad Younes

Dawlat El Dessouki

Khaled El Sawy

Khaled El Sawy

Hatem Rashed

Yousra

Yousra

Christine

Ahmad Rateb

Ahmad Rateb

Fanous

Ahmad Bedir

Ahmad Bedir

Malek

Somaya El Khashab

Somaya El Khashab

Soad

Khaled Saleh

Khaled Saleh

Kamal el Fouly

Bassem Samra

Bassem Samra

Abd Raboh

Youssef Daoud

Youssef Daoud

Fekry Abdel Shaheed

Talaat Zakaria

Talaat Zakaria

Bar Owner

Gihan Kamary

Gihan Kamary

Ragaa

Tamer Abdelmonem

Tamer Abdelmonem

Fawzy Muhammad Azzam

Said Tarabeek

Said Tarabeek

Hameedo

Yasser Ali Maher

Yasser Ali Maher

Sheikh Samman

Salwa Othman

Salwa Othman

Laila Samy

Laila Samy

Mohamed El Dafrawi

Mohamed El Dafrawi

Hamdi Heikal

Hamdi Heikal

Abbas Abu Elhassan

Abbas Abu Elhassan

Mohamed Gomaa

Mohamed Gomaa

Yehia El Fakharany

Yehia El Fakharany

Ahmed Salah ElSaadany

Ahmed Salah ElSaadany

Amgad Abed

Amgad Abed

Yousuf Hafez

Yousuf Hafez

Asser Yassin

Asser Yassin

Hamdy El Ramly

Hamdy El Ramly

موظف بالمحكمة ساكن بالسطوح

Mohamed Hassib

Mohamed Hassib

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