The Best Of Egyptian Cinema

Sherif Awad, a​ ​film critic and curator based in Cairo, highlights ten of the best Egyptian films of all time.

The Best Of Egyptian Cinema

Sahar al-Lyaly (Sleepless Nights, 2003)

Director: Hany Khalifa

The film revolves around four couples, all of whom are friends: There is Khaled the flirt and his naïve wife Perry; Sameh and his girlfriend Inas; Amr and his rich wife Farah; Ali whose sexual impotency leads to his wife Moushira developing fantasies about a handsome young man.

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