The Yacoubian Building selected as Egyptian Oscar entry

2006-10-02T00:00:00

Marwan Hamed's The Yacoubian Building has been selected by Egypt to represent it in the race for a foreign language Oscar nomination this year.The film, which has enjoyed great success in its home territory, has been the subject of controversy given its themes of Islamic fundamentalism, police brutality and homosexuality.Released ...

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