Summary
A powerful account of life in contemporary Cairo, this raw drama about a pair of star-crossed lovers shines a powerful spotlight upon the social and cultural taboos that riddle the city's diverse population. Heralding a bold new shift for contemporary Egyptian cinema, 'Cairo Exit' is a gritty and uncompromising work from a major new cinematic talent, Hesham Issawi.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 57
Audience score71%
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2010
December 17, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Made in
Egypt
Directing · 1
- Hesham Issawi Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Alexander Denias Writer
- أمل عفيفي Screenplay
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