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Cairo Time

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In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2009-10-09

Runtime: 88 mins

Director: Ruba Nadda

Writer: Ruba Nadda

Spoken language: العربية, English

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: Cairo Time

Production Companies: Foundry Films, Samson Films, Astral Media, CITY-TV, أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه), Movie Central, Movie Central Network, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Super Channel, Super Écran, Téléfilm Canada, Corus Entertainment

Production Countries: Canada, Egypt, Ireland

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