"El Shooq/ Lust", brings us into the lives of the inhabitants of a marginallsed street in Alexandria, the second largest city in Egypt. Familiar, moving and funny, each character is isolated in his or her fierce, yet fragile dreams. The central character is Umm Shooq, a woman whose sense of shame and inadequacy drives her to gain leverage over the little world in which she lives. Her personal story feeds the unfulfilled longings and repressed desires of her family and neighbors, while driving the oppression that grips them all.

With
Sawsan Badr, Ruby, Sayed Ragab, Merihan, Ahmed Azmy, Ahmed Kamal, Mohamed Ramadan, Doaa Te'ama, Boutros Boutros Ghali.

Directed by Khaled El Hagar.
Screenplay, Sayed Ragab.
Produced by Mohamed Yassine.
Executive producer, Amr El Saify.

An Arabica Movies, 3B Prods., production
with the participation of Fonds Sud.
International sales: Arabica Movies (Cairo)


TWO AWARDS FOR THE FILM EL SHOOQ (LUST) BY BRITISH / EGYPTIAN DIRECTOR KHALED EL HAGAR AT CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010

The Jury of the international competition at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival (30 November - 9 December 2010) attributed the Golden Pyramid for best film to "El Shooq" (Lust) directed by Khaled El Hagar. DOP : Nestor Calvo

Sawsan Badr, Lead actress of the film also received Best Actress Award.