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Cairo Time is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Ruba Nadda released in USA on 16 october 2009 with Patricia Clarkson

Cairo Time (2009)

Cairo Time
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Released in USA 16 october 2009
Length 1h28
Directed by
OriginCanada
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating65% 3.2960253.2960253.2960253.2960253.296025

Cairo Time is a 2009 film by Canadian director Ruba Nadda. It is a romantic drama about a brief, unexpected love affair that catches two people completely off-guard. The movie won the "Best Canadian Feature Film" at the Toronto International Film Festival 2009.

Synopsis

Juliette (Patricia Clarkson) is a Canadian magazine editor who arrives in Cairo for a vacation with her long-time husband (Tom McCamus), a UN official working in Gaza. Delayed, her husband asks his friend—a handsome Egyptian named Tareq (Alexander Siddig)—to watch over Juliette. Juliette finds herself falling in love not only with the city but with Tareq. Their relationship seems to have been platonic.

Actors

Patricia Clarkson

(Juliette Grant)Alexander Siddig

(Tareq Khalifa)Elena Anaya

(Kathryn)Tom McCamus

(Mark)Amina Annabi

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