Cairo 30 (1966)
- Original title
- القاهرة ٣٠
- Directed by
- Salah Abu Seif
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Egypt
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man from a modest background moves to Cairo to study medicine. He gets drawn into the corrupt and cynical world of the city's elite.
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What happens
Cairo 30 (Arabic: القاهرة 30, translit. Al-Qāhira 30) is a 1966 Egyptian drama film directed by Salāḥ Abu Seif, and based on Naguib Mahfouz's 1945 novel Modern Cairo. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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