Genenet al asmak

Jan 1 2008 N/A 1h 51m
Drama, Romance

Youssef is a hotshot anesthesiologist who often sleeps in his car for privacy. Laila is the careerist host of a late night radio call-in show. These two members of Cairo's elite, lost souls traveling parallel paths of longing and disconnection, are the principal fish in Yousry Nasrallah's The Aquarium, a meditation on the intellectual capital of the Middle East, now bent under the sway of repression in all its forms.

Plot

A 48-hour journey into modern Cairo following the parallel lives of Youssef and Leila.

Written by

Nasser Abdel-Rahmane, Yousry Nasrallah

Directed by

Yousry Nasrallah

Production Countries

Germany, Egypt, France

Languages

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
419
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA