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Omaret yakobean

Omaret yakobean

2006Movie⏱️ 2h 45m
Drama
7.5
IMDB Rating
7,790 votes

Meditations on corruption, fundamentalism, prostitution, homosexuality, and drugs in central Cairo.

Director
Marwan Hamed
Writers
Alaa' Al-Aswany, Wahid Hamed
Stars
Adel Emam, Nour El-Sherif, Youssra
Release Date
June 21, 2006
Language
Arabic, French, English
Country
Egypt, France
🏆 9
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 36
Reviews
📋 6.3K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Adel Emam
Adel Emam
as Zaki El Dessouki
Nour El-Sherif
Nour El-Sherif
as Mohammad Azzam
Youssra
Youssra
as Christine
Esaad Younis
Esaad Younis
as Dawlat El Dessouky
👤
Ahmad Bedair
as Malaak
Hind Sabri
Hind Sabri
as Bothayna
Khaled El-Sawi
Khaled El-Sawi
as Hatem Rachid
Khaled Saleh
Khaled Saleh
as Kamal El Fouly
Ahmed Rateb
Ahmed Rateb
as Fanous
👤
Somaya El Khashab
as Soad

💰 Box Office

$2,414,837
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
Alexandria, Egypt
Production
Good News

🏷️ Keywords

homosexualitybrother sister relationshipcairo egyptgay muslimgay interest

🎯 Categories

ArabicDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Culture shock
by fvila2009-05-12
9/10

"What I like most about this movie is that it opens a window into an unknown world for me, that of relations between men an women in modern Egypt, and it does so in a style that is at the same time sumptuous an unfamiliar. People do things you wouldn't expect, despite the slightly heavy-handed handling of emotions. There are areas where the movie is not perfect: it is so highly pessimistic and denounces the greed and selfishness of Egyptian men with so much vigor that it appears somewhat simplistic. It does tend to ramble a bit. But the power and the humor of the movie (it is quite funny, ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Official submission of Egypt for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 79th Academy Awards in 2007.

📖 Synopsis

Meditations on corruption, fundamentalism, prostitution, homosexuality, and drugs in central Cairo.