The Yacoubian Building (2006)

7.4/10 161 min Drama

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.

Cast

Adel Emam

Zaki El Dessouki

Nour El-Sherif

Hajj Muhammad Azzam

Hend Sabry

Bothayna El Sayed

Mohamed Emam

Taha El Shazly

Esaad Younes

Dawlat El Dessouki

Khaled El Sawy

Hatem Rashed

Yousra

Christine

Ahmad Rateb

Fanous

Ahmad Bedir

Malek

Somaya El Khashab

Soad

Khaled Saleh

Kamal el Fouly

Bassem Samra

Abd Raboh

Youssef Daoud

Fekry Abdel Shaheed

Talaat Zakaria

Bar Owner

Gihan Kamary

Ragaa

Tamer Abdelmonem

Fawzy Muhammad Azzam

Said Tarabeek

Hameedo

Yasser Ali Maher

Sheikh Samman

Salwa Othman

Laila Samy

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