Adapted from the best-selling novel, The Yacoubian Building is set in the heart of Cairo, and embodies every aspect of the capital: from its architecture and history, to complex labyrinth of stories exploring love and power, sex and politics. Crossing a spectrum of classes, characters, families and narratives, debut director Marwan Hamed's beautiful film tackles everything from Islamic fundamentalism to homosexuality and corruption in a lively, harsh and often funny look at modern Egyptian society.
