Cinema - Sinema
All Screenings Pob Dangosiad
WOW! - The Yacoubian Building
Marwan Hamed, Egybt 2006, 172 mins
Consistently compelling soap opera that deals with love, loss, corruption, radicalism, homosexuality and the perfunctory treatment of women as second-class citizens. This is held together by a fantastic performance from Imam as the old Pasha, the last of a dieing breed who embodies Cairo's former glories. With its large cast of well-drawn characters (played by a who's who of the best in Arab film talent) this interweaves numerous stories to create a kaleidoscope of life in contemporary Egypt. A cause celebre on its release in Egypt where it smashed box office records and sparked unprecedented debate.
"timely, thought-provoking and entertaining . . . simply unmissable" London Film Festival
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Opera sebon afaelgar sy'n delio gyda serch, colled, llygredd, radicaliaeth, cyfunrhywiaeth a thriniaeth swta menywod fel dinasyddion eilradd. Gyda'i chast mawr o gymeriadau credadwy (a gyflwynir gan rai o'r actorion Arabaidd mwyaf talentog) mae'r ffilm hon yn plethu nifer o wahanol straeon i greu darlun cynhwysfawr o fywyd yn yr Aifft gyfoes. Bu'r ffilm yn hynod lwyddiannus yn yr Aifft gan achosi trafodaethau heb eu tebyg o'r blaen.
