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Sun 25 May
The Aquarium / Genenet Al Asmak
Egypt, France, Germany | 2008 | col | 111 mins | dir. Yousry Nasrallah, with Hend Sabry, Amr Waked, Gamil Rateb, Bassem Samra, Ahmed El Fichawy, Dorra Zarouk
Veteran director Yousry Nasrallah's latest film is an ambitious examination of repression – both sexual and political – in contemporary Cairo. Its two protagonists are observers rather than participants, taking a discreetly Olympian approach to other people's problems: Laila is a late-night radio talk show host whose listeners talk about their most closely-guarded fantasies; Youssef is an anesthetist who enjoys listening to the things his patients mumble as they drift off into unconsciousness. By the end of the film, Laila and Youssef's paths will finally cross in the visually-suggestive aquarium gardens in Cairo.
With the support of the Egyptian Cultural Centre and Educational Bureau
Sun 25 May | 7.00pm | cert. 15 | UK Premiere | DB2  
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