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Transit Prisoner

Égy. 2008. Thriller by Sandra Nashaat with Ahmed Ezz, Nour El-Sherif, Salah Abdallah.

Runtime: 114 min.

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L'Immeuble Yacoubian

V.O.: Omaret Yakobean

Égy. 2006. Social drama by Marwan Hamed with Adel Imam, Nour El-Sherif, Hind Sabry. The trials and tribulations of people from different backgrounds living in a formerly prestigious apartment building in Cairo.

Runtime: 171 min.

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11'09''01 - September 11

Fr. 2002. Sketches by Samira Makhmalbaf, Claude Lelouch, Youssef Chahine, Danis Tanovic, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Ken Loach, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Amos Gitaï, Mira Nair, Sean Penn, Shohei Imamura with Maryam Karimi, Emmanuelle Laborit, Nour El-Sherif. Eleven filmmakers from around the world give their vision of the September 11, 2001 attacks in 11 minutes, 9 seconds and one image.

Runtime: 133 min.

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Le Destin

V.O.: Al Massir

Égy. 1997. History by Youssef Chahine with Nour El-Sherif, Laila Eloui, Mahmoud Hémeida. In twelfth century Andalusia, a philosopher advocating for open Islam is persecuted by fundamentalists.

Runtime: 135 min.

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An Egyptian Story

V.O.: Hadduta misrija

Égy. 1982. Psychological drama by Youssef Chahine with Nour El-Sherif, Magda El Khatib, Soheir El Bably. While undergoing heart surgery, a filmmaker plunges into a curious surreal dream where his entire past flashes by.

Runtime: 125 min.