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Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name, The Yacoubian Building in the city of Cairo embodies every aspect of Egypt`s capital, from its architecture and history, to its complex labyrinth of stories exploring love and power, sex and politics. Crossing a spectrum of classes, characters, families and narratives, debut director Marwan Hamed`s beautiful adaptation of Dr Alaa Al Aswany`s novel, turns one of Cairo's oldest buildings into an intricate depiction of the city at broad-reaching levels of the social and emotional scale. Tackling everything from Islamic fundamentalism to homosexuality and corruption, The Yacoubian Building gives us a lively, sometimes harsh and often funny look at modern Egyptian society.
Construit en 1930 en plein cœur du Caire, l´immeuble Yacoubian est le vestige d´une splendeur révolue. Aujourd´hui, à travers les chemins des habitants qui s´y croisent, se dessine un portrait sans fard de l´Egypte moderne, où se mêlent corruption politique, montée de l´islamisme, fracture sociale, absence de liberté sexuelle et nostalgie du passé. Le portrait d´une société complexe et colorée, surprenante et attachante.
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Adel Imam