A Cultural Film
Oct 04 2000
•2h 0m
•Comedy
To watch a pornographic film in Egypt, you need four things: the videotape; a VCR; a television; and a place to watch it. Three horny Egyptian 20-somethings try to pull these elements together in a day-long 'mission-impossible' to watch what is euphemistically called "thaqafi" (cultural) -- a codeword for porn meant to keep parents, friends and colleagues out of the loop (and those in the know in).
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Ahmed Rizq
Ifat
Fathy Abdel Wahab
Achraf
Ahmed Eid
Alaa
Tarek Abdelaziz
Botros
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