![]() ![]() The treatment of Taha and his father is one example of this. This created a stark dichotomy between the wealthy and poor classes in Egyptian society. As the urban population rapidly expanded, particularly among the working class, the cities were forced to grow vertically, forcing the poor to live on the tops of wealthy apartment complexes. However, the poor rent out living spaces on top of the apartments, creating “shantytowns in the sky” (NPR). The inside of the building is beautiful and ornate, inhabited by the wealthy residents. In the film, poverty is represented by the rooftop community. In fact, the film is so closely representative of Egyptian society that “112 members of Egyptian parliament demanded that several sex scenes be cut because the scenes may ‘damage Egypt’s image’” (Stehlik). These issues are prevalent among the various residents of the Yacoubian Building and are prevalent in Egyptian society at large. ![]() The film reveals the issues of homosexuality, religious extremism, political corruption, economic inequalities, and sexism. ![]() ![]() Based on a novel in 2002, the film reflects author Alaa Al Aswany’s perception of Egypt in the 1990s. The Yacoubian Building (2006), directed by Marwan Hamed, is a literary adaptation film and drama depicting the lives of several Egyptians living in downtown Cairo. ![]()
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