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Cairo 678




Credits
Name: Cairo 678
Country: Ägypten
Year of publication: 2010
Format: DigiBeta
Color: color
Language : OF m. dt. UT
Duration: 100 Minuten
Direction: Diab, Mohamed
Screenplay: Diab, Mohamed
Camera: Gabr, Ahmed
Editing: Salah El din, Amr
Sound: Martin, Julien
Actor: El Kedwany, Maged; El Sebaï, Nahed; Samra, Bassem; El Feshawy, Ahmed; El Saeed, Omar; Goubran, Yara; Mahran, Marwa; El Demerdash, Motaz; Bushra; Karim, Nelly
Abstract
"At first glance the theme of the film is sexual harassment, but in fact it is about breaking the silence… We have the tendency to keep quiet about problems instead of solving them", says Mohamed Diab, the director of the film. In his impressive directorial debut aided by outstanding performances, Diab tells the story of three women in Cairo from different social backgrounds who will no longer tolerate being harassed by men and want to take the perpetrators to court.
The film is based on true events and generated widespread discussion in Egypt about women`s position in Egyptian society – even before the start of the protests on Tahrir Square.