Heliopolis (2009)

Original title

هليوبوليس

Directed by

Ahmad Abdalla

Genre

documentary film

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young people spend a winter day in a Cairo suburb. The film follows their daily lives and interactions.

observationalgrittyurbanslow-pacedslice-of-lifesubduednoirishnaturalistic

What happens

Heliopolis is a 2009 Egyptian independent musical documentary film by Ahmad Abdalla that tells the story of a group of young people during a winter day in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis. Heliopolis is Ahmad Abdalla's debut feature film and starring Khaled Abol Naga. The film was Abdalla's debut feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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