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Behind the rainbow (2008)
, 2h18Origin Egypte
Genres Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Behind the Rainbow explores the transition of the African National Congress (ANC) from its role as a liberation organization to its position as South Africa's ruling party, by means of the evolution of the relationship between two of its most prominent leaders, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. Exiled under Apartheid, brothers in arms following Mandela's leadership, they loyally labored to build a non-racial state. Now they are bitter rivals. Their confrontation threatens to tear apart the ANC and the country, mean while the poor desperately seek hope in change and the elite fight for the spoils of victory.
Zay El Naharda (2008)
Origin Egypte
Genres Thriller
Actors Basma Hassan
Mai falls in love with Ayman, who passes away chasing her brother Mohammad, a drug addict, who stole her bag. The story repeats itself with the same exact dates a year later with her new boyfriend Yaser. Mai asks for her friend's help, Riham who works as a psychiatrist as she detects Ayman's diaries with the help of his father and figures that the same story happened to Ayman, whose girlfriend died a year prior his death.
The Sixth Day (1986)
, 1h46Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Actors Dalida, Mohamed Mounir محمد منير, Youssef Chahine
Saddika Om Hassan vit avec son mari paralysé, et son petit-fils Hassan, au Caire. Le choléra a tué la plupart des habitants de son ancien village, et a gagné la ville. L'instituteur est atteint et emmené à l'hôpital. Avant que les ambulanciers ne l'emmènent, il affirme qu'il reviendra le sixième jour, car : « le sixième jour, ou on meurt, ou on ressuscite… »
The Sparrow (1974)
, 1h45Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Salah Mansour, Mariem Fakhr El Dine, Sid Ali Kouiret
June, 1967, on the eve of the Six-Day War. The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer the harassment of a corrupt businessman. The police officer crosses paths with a journalist who is investigating what appears to be a scandal involving the theft of weapons and war machinery by high officials. Youssef Chahine offers us a portrait of the “sparrows”, the simple people of his country whom others use to get rich.
The White Rose (1933)
, 1h50Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Zaki Rostom زكي رستم
Son of the Nile (1951)
, 2h5Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Faten Hamama, Yehia Chahine, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Ferdoos Mohammed
Hemaidah (shokry sarhan) is a farmer who hates country life. He hates working in fields and taking care of the animals in his farm. Though unsatisfied with her, he marries Zebeidah (Faten Hamama), a woman in the same village. He is determined to leave the village, move and live in the city. He plans for his travel and asks his brother to look after his farm and family. In Cairo, Hemaidah falls in the hands of a gang, headed by a ruthless gangster. Not wishing to risk his life, he is forced to work with the gang and help them in their crimes. He is introduced to theft and harlotry, and one day the police arrest the gang. Hemaidah spends his time in prison and returns to his village after his release, regretting that he had left it.
, 2h14Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Political films
Actors Sawsan Badr, Mona Zaki, Nahed El Sebai, Mohamed Ramadan
Cairo nowadays. Hebba hosts an evening political talk show on Sun TV. Karim, her husband, is the deputy director of a newspaper that backs the Government; he dreams of soon being the director. However, it is made clear to him that his wife’s political opinion’s, that lean towards the opposition, are poorly received and could cost him his promotion. Using his charm and sex as tools, he convinces Hebba to choose social themes that will not affect the Government.
Winter of Discontent (2013)
, 1h36Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Actors Amr Waked
Trois histoires croisées, avec en arrière-plan la Révolution égyptienne de 2011 : l'histoire d'un officier de sécurité d’État, celle d'un présentateur de télévision entraîné au milieu des événements, et celle d'un ingénieur. Le film explore l'angoisse d'un peuple dont le pays a radicalement changé, dans une atmosphère de terreur et d'incertitude caractérisant les derniers jours de règne de Moubarak.
Dark Waters (1956)
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Ahmad Ramzy, Ferdoos Mohammed
The film takes place in a port in Alexandria and focuses on the lives of some sailors. Hamidah (Faten Hamama) works in a ship and plans to marry her cousin, Ragab (Omar Sharif), but Ragab is forced to leave for a long period. While he was away, Hamidah falls in love with Mamdouh, a wealthy man. Ragab returns three years later to find her in a relationship with someone else. He fights for her and wins her back again and marries her.
I Want a Solution (1975)
, 1h55Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Actors Faten Hamama, Rushdy Abaza, Amina Rizk
Dourria est une femme en conflit constant avec son mari. Quand elle demande le divorce, son mari n'accepte pas de se faire rejeter et refuse ce divorce.
Zelal (2010)
, 1h30Origin Egypte
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Zelal is an invitation to delve into the world of psychiatry and "madness" in Egypt. It meets the ordinary madmen and women banished to mental institutions by Egyptian society and offers more than just a journey into their world of shadows. The hospitals end up becoming the only place patients can conceive, not because they are truly "crazy", but because they fear the outside world. The film forces viewers to put their own preconceptions and interpretations to the test, reminding us that freedom is precarious in a society that does not tolerate any differences.
The City (1999)
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Actors Roschdy Zem, Inês de Medeiros, Amr Saad, Thibault de Montalembert, Arnaud Viard
Baba Amin (1950)
, 1h50Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Faten Hamama, Kamal el-Shennawi, Farid Shawki, Hind Rostom
Papa Amin est riche, mais avare. Un cauchemar le poursuit : quelle sera la situation de sa petite famille après sa mort ? Il prête, à l'insu de sa famille, ses économies à un douteux homme d'affaires, Mabrouk.
Alexandria Again and Forever (1989)
, 1h40Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Actors Youssra, Youssef Chahine, Hussein Fahmy, Tahia Carioca, Hoda Soltane, Tawfiq Saleh
À la suite d'une rupture avec Amr, son acteur fétiche, le cinéaste Yehia Eskandarany remet en cause son vécu et évoque leurs relations, les problèmes qu'a connu la profession avec l'infiltration du pétrodollar, mais aussi l'amour qu'il éprouve pour ses acteurs, cet amour dont la nature pourrait bien le transformer parfois en dictateur.
Cairo Exit (2010)
, 1h34Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Actors Mohamed Ramadan, Hisham Abdulrahman
The story of Cairo Exit takes place in a small town in the outskirts of Cairo, Dar El Salaam, a city that inhabits mostly lower class, working class Egyptians. In the ancient time until the 60s this was the most fertile land but now it's slums inhabitant by all kinds of people.