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Cairo 678 (2010)

Cairo 678 poster
Original title
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Directed by
Mohamed Diab
Genre
drama film
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
14
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 77 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three women from different social classes in Egypt face daily public sexual harassment. The film follows how each woman copes with the abuse and decides to fight back.

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What happens

678 (released internationally as Cairo 6,7,8) is a 2010 Egyptian political thriller film written and directed by Mohamed Diab. The film focuses on the daily public sexual harassment of three women of different social backgrounds in Egypt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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