The Yacoubian Building
- Country
- Egypt
How it feels
This series follows a group of people living in a famous Cairo apartment building. Their different lives intersect and show conflicts over class, politics, and tradition in modern Egypt.
thoughtfullayeredsombersocially observantslow-paceddramaticurbancharacter-driven
What happens
The Yacoubian Building (Arabic: عمارة يعقوبيان ʿImārat Yaʿqūbīān) is a 2007 Egyptian television series based on the scenario of Atef Beshai and directed by Ahmad Saqr. The television series is based on the 2002 novel The Yacoubian Building by Egyptian author Alaa el-Aswany and the 2006 film, The Yacoubian Building, by Marwan Hamed, with the mentioning of the character of the homosexual in the original film being excised from the TV series adaptation of the novel because of its controversial nature in Arabic culture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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