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portrays the lives of residents in an old Cairo building "The Yacoubian Building", highlighting issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of the Egyptian society
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161 min
2006-06-01
Released
Arabic
56
7.4
Zaki El Dessouki
Hajj Muhammad Azzam
Bothayna El Sayed
Taha El Shazly
Dawlat El Dessouki
Hatem Rashed
Christine
Fanous
Malek
Soad
Kamal el Fouly
Abd Raboh
Fekry Abdel Shaheed
Bar Owner
Ragaa
Fawzy Muhammad Azzam
Hameedo
Sheikh Samman
موظف بالمحكمة ساكن بالسطوح
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