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06/09/2006 Drama, Romance 1h 52m
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Overview

A young, free-spirited dancer and student of Arabic poetry falls in love with her thesis supervisor while trapped in a relationship with a man who disapproves of her dancing.

  1. Jocelyne Saab

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Hanan Turk

    Dunia

  2. Mohamed Mounir

    Beshir

  3. Aaidah Riyadh

    Inayate

  4. Fathy Abdel Wahab

    Mamdouh

  5. Sawsan Badr

    Arwa

  6. Soraya Ibrahim

  7. Aziza Rashid

  8. Nashwa Al Arabi

  9. Khaled El Sawy

    Hazem

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Reviews

A review by aya zein nassar
Written by aya zein nassar on 2012-10-08
That's the real title, whomever submitted it for IMDb, must have shortened it.

Anyways, Egyptian superstar Hanane Turk stars as sultry Dunia, a young woman who is sexually repressed according to society and this inhibits everything she does. One day she auditions for an oriental dance competition (think the type of Jennifer Beals audition from Flash Dance) and is stopped by the judges because of her lifeless performance. They are captured by her obvious beauty but do not buy her lifeless rendition of Arabian poetry. It is her obstinate rebellious nature that drives them to select them, when...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Arabic

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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