Noubi, an avowed communist from a wealthy family, sets out to find his half-brother Gamal after Gamal inherits his father's fortune. In the process, Noubi is supposed to kill his stepmother Raifa, a supposed drug dealer, before she can kill Gamal.- Written by L. McClane

Zouzou comes from a family of entertainers who live in the Mohammed Ali Street sector of Cairo, Egypt. By day, she is a college student, by night she performs at weddings and other private parties with her family as a dancer and singer. Zouzou falls in love with handsome Said, one of her professors, who breaks his enga…

This complicated and surreal autobiographical film explores the personal life and fantasies that have shaped the motion pictures of Youssef Chahine. Taking a stand for democracy, Yehia (Chahine’s on-screen alter ego), joins a hunger protest which has rallied together the entire Egyptian film industry. As the strikers m…