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هز وسط البلد (2014)

هز وسط البلد poster
Country
Egypt

How it feels

The movie follows different characters over eight hours in downtown Cairo. It shows the daily struggles of unemployed people, street vendors, and others dealing with rising prices and social problems.

urbanobservationalslice-of-lifegroundedsocially awarecross-sectionalday-in-the-life

What happens

هز وسط البلد هو فيلم مصري أنتاج 2014 تدور أحداثه خلال ثمان ساعات في منطقة وسط البلد بالقاهرة، مُستعرضًا الشخصيات المختلفة التي تتواجد في منطقة وسط البلد وبعض مشاكل المجتمع مثل مشكلة البطالة التي توجد بشكل كبير في مصر وأيضا مشكلة الغلاء المتزايد، وظاهرة الباعة الجائلين وغيرهم. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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