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Sleepless Nights
(Sahar al-Layali)
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A box-office sensation when it opened in Egypt, and a hit with critics too. Following the lives of four upper-middle-class couples who are working through their relationship problems, the film was applauded for its frank depiction of marriage, adultery and sexuality. An unmissable trend-setter in new Egyptian cinema.

Egypt 2003/Dir Hani Khalifa.
With Hanan Tork, Sherif Mounir, Mona Zaki.
130 mins.