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Dunia (2005)
112 min | Drama, Romance

Dunia (2005)

112 min | Drama, Romance

After studying literature at Cairo University, Dunia, 23 years old, wants to become a professional dancer. She attends audition for an oriental dance contest where she recites Arabian poetry without any body movement. She explain to the ...See moreAfter studying literature at Cairo University, Dunia, 23 years old, wants to become a professional dancer. She attends audition for an oriental dance contest where she recites Arabian poetry without any body movement. She explain to the perplexed jury that a woman can't move her body or evoke act of love when society ask women to hide their femininity. She is selected and meet Beshir, an intellectual and activist who will supervise her thesis on ecstasy in Sufi love poetry. Their attraction is mutual. This could be liberation for Dunia but the constraints on women in Egyptian society goes deeper than she suspects. Written by Lyse Lefebvre See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Hanan Turk Dunia Dunia See fewer	Girl's Love (2003)
Mohamed Mounir Beshir Beshir See fewer	Destiny (1997)
Fathi Abdulwahhab Mamdouh (as Fathy Abdel Wahab) Mamdouh (as Fathy Abdel Wahab) See fewer	Sleepless Nights (2003)
Sawsan Badr Arwa Arwa See fewer	The Closed Doors (1999)
Youssef Ismail Antar Antar See fewer	Immobilia Crime Story (2019)
Aida Riyad Inayate (as Aida Reyad) Inayate (as Aida Reyad) See fewer	The Replacement (2009)
Khaled El-Sawi Hazem (as Khaled El Sawy) Hazem (as Khaled El Sawy) See fewer	The Blue Elephant (2014)