Movie
Cairo Time
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2009-10-09
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Foundry Films, Samson Films, Astral Media, CITY-TV, MISR International Films, Movie Central, Movie Central Network, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Super Channel, Super Écran, Téléfilm Canada, Corus Entertainment
- Country
- Canada, Egypt, Ireland
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Patricia Clarkson as Juliette Grant
- Alexander Siddig as Tareq Khalifa
- Elena Anaya as Kathryn
- Amina Annabi as Yasmeen
- Tom McCamus as Mark
- Mona Hala as Jameelah
- Fadia Nadda as Hanan
- Mohamed Abdel Fatah as Customs Officer
- Hossam Abdulla as Porter
- Nabil Shazli as Manager
- Roanne Bell as Sharon
- Andrew Cullen as Jim
Crew
- Ruba Nadda - Director
- Ruba Nadda - Writer
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