The Yacoubian Building (2006)
Original title: عمارة يعقوبيان
The Yacoubian Building is a 2006 Arabic-language drama movie directed by Marwan Hamed, with a running time of 2h 41m. It stars Adel Emam, Nour El-Sherif and Hend Sabry.
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 as Zaki El Dessouki
- Nour El-Sherif as Hajj Muhammad Azzam
- Hend Sabry as Bothayna El Sayed
- Mohamed Emam as Taha El Shazly
- Esaad Younes as Dawlat El Dessouki
- Khaled El Sawy as Hatem Rashed
- Yousra as Christine
- Ahmad Rateb as Fanous
- Ahmad Bedir as Malek
- Somaya El Khashab as Soad
- Khaled Saleh as Kamal el Fouly
- Bassem Samra as Abd Raboh