Choubra, cosmopolitan neighbourhood of Cairo. Hatem, maggoty police officer, handles this neighbourhood with an iron hand. Every single citizen fears and hates him. Only Nour, a young woman he lusts after, dares stand up to him. But Nouris secretly in love with Cherif, brilliant and uncorrupted deputy public prosecutor. Green with envy, Hatem comes between. He wants Nour for himself. He whipsaws her and turns her life into a nightmare. The story of a frustrated love like Choubra experiences some since the mists of time.
Screenplay: Nasser Abdel Rahman
Cinematography: Ramses Marzouk
Editing: Ghada Ezzedine
Music: Yasser Abdel-Rahman
Sound: Mostafa Aly
Cast: Khaled Saleh, Mena Shalaby, Youssef El Shérif, Hala Sedky, Hala Fakher
Prizes and selections:
Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia 2007 (In Competition), Toronto International Film Festival 2007 (Masters)
Production:
Misr International Films
(Cairo, T +202 2 5785361; F +202 2 5788033; mif@starnet.com.eg; www.misrinternationalfilms.com)
3B Productions
(Paris, T +33 1 43131060; F +33 1 43131066)
Co-Production:
Sunny Land Film
France 2 Cinema
Canal
Centre National de la Cinématographie
Distribution:
Pyramide International
(Paris, T +33 1 42960220; F +33 1 40200551; distribution@pyramidefilms.com; www.pyramidefilms.com)
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