Is The Yacoubian Building sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Yacoubian Building end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Yacoubian Building scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Yacoubian Building easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Yacoubian Building violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Yacoubian Building

Name: The Yacoubian Building
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006
Duration: 161 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Adel Emam, Nour El-Sherif, Hend Sabry, Mohamed Emam, Esaad Younes

Directed by Marwan Hamed

Produced by Arab Co, Good News

2006161 min7.3 / 10

A socially conscious ensemble drama that uses a Cairo apartment building as a microcosm to examine corruption, repression, and the collision between tradition and individual desire in modern Egypt.

The lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of Egyptian society.

Clusters

Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Complicity Under Pressure Comedy And Satire Crime and Corruption Gender and Sexual Identity

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Egypt Cairo Sexuality Social Commentary Historical Political Corruption Gay Theme Extremism

Questions people ask

Is The Yacoubian Building sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Yacoubian Building end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Yacoubian Building scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Yacoubian Building easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Yacoubian Building violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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