Yacoubian Building (The)

  • Immeuble Yacoubian (L')
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Ouvrage source : Immeuble Yacoubian (L')
Original title : Omaret Yacoubian [Original title] / Edificio Yacoubian [Brazil]
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2005
Format : Feature
Running time : 165 (in minutes)
http://www.bacfilms.com/site/yacoubian/

Yacoubian is one of the oldest and most charming buildings in central Cairo. The routine of its tenants summarizes current Egyptian society. Zaki El Dessouki is a decadent playboy who keeps his poise. Bothayna, his neighbor, is a young and poor woman who has to accept her boss's sexual harassment to support her family. Hatem, a journalist, uses his money to seduce a security agent.

YACOUBIAN BUILDING (Omaret Yacobean)
A film by Marwan Hamed, Egypt, 2006, 161'.
Original version with Portuguese subtitles.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Marwan Hamed was born in 1977, in Egypt. He graduated in the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1999, and has directed over sixty ads. He has made a number of short films, including "Cairo" (1997), "End of the World" (1998), "El Sheikh Sheikha" (1999) and "Lilly" (2001). YACOUBIAN BUILDING (Omaret Yacobean), in 2005, is his first feature film.

Source:
www.indiefestival.com.br/indie2007/ing/ct.asp?mostra=pr&filme=5&qtd=19

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PORTUGUES
O Yacoubian é um dos edifícios mais antigos e charmosos do centro do Cairo. A rotina dos moradores sintetiza a atual sociedade egípcia. Zaki El Dessouki é um playboy decadente, mas que mantém a pose. Sua vizinha Bothayna, uma jovem pobre, precisa ceder às investidas do patrão para sustentar a família. O jornalista Hatem usa seu dinheiro para seduzir um segurança.

EDIFÍCIO YACOUBIAN (Omaret Yacobean)
Um filme de Marwan Hamed, Egito, 2006, 161'.
Versão original com legendas em português.

SOBRE O DIRETOR
Marwan Hamed nasceu em 1977, no Egito. Graduou-se no Higher Institute of Cinema, em 1999, dirigiu mais de sessenta comerciais. Fez vários curtas, entre eles, Cairo (1997), End of the World (1998), El Sheikh Sheikha (1999) e Lilly (2001). EDIFÍCIO YACOUBIAN (Omaret Yacobean) é seu primeiro filme de longa-metragem.

Source:
www.indiefestival.com.br/indie2007/port/ct.asp?mostra=pr&filme=5&qtd=19

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