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.
August 25, 2015

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.