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7.5/10   83 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Ruba Nadda (writer)
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Release Date:
16 October 2009 (Canada) more
Genre:
Plot:
A romantic drama about a brief, unexpected love affair that catches two people completely off-guard. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
IFC Finds 'Cairo Time' for Ruba Nadda's Rom Drama
 (From ioncinema. 12 December 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)

TIFF Picks Canada's 2009 Top Ten
 (From Cinematical. 8 December 2009, 5:32 PM, PST)

User Reviews:
Excellent, deeply moving film more (7 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Patricia Clarkson ... Juliette Grant

Alexander Siddig ... Tareq Khalifa

Elena Anaya ... Kathryn
Tom McCamus ... Mark
Amina Annabi ... Yasmeen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cynthia Amsden ... Woman at the Embassy Party
Andrew Cullen ... Jim
Mona Hala ... Jameelah
Fadia Nadda ... Hanan
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Canada:88 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Certification:
Canada:G (British Columbia/Ontario/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Aside from her scenes at the tourist resort, Juliette is the only Caucasian woman in the film, a reference to how the men stare at her as she walks through the streets. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Juliette and Tariq are walking amongst the ancient trees, Juliette's left hand changes position. more
Quotes:
Juliette Grant: I hope you haven't been waiting long.
Tareq Khalifa: Oh no. Just an hour.
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Soundtrack:
Till I kissed you more

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1 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Excellent, deeply moving film, 22 October 2009
10/10
Author: from Canada

This has to be one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time. The acting was superb. Patricia Clarkson finally gets a moment to be in every single frame and she is divine. The ridiculously good looking Alexander Siddig matches her to perfection. The subtlety and courage it took to make this movie shines every step of the way. It's a love story set in contemporary Egypt but it feels more as a throw back to an older more classic style, something out of a Kathryn Hepburn movie. The last indie film I saw that was this good and left you with such a good feeling when you walked out of the theatre was Thomas McCarthy's The Visitor. Cairo Time was heartbreaking, yet completely satisfying. Must see.

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