Cairo Time (2009)

A romantic drama about a brief, unexpected love affair that catches two people completely off-guard.

Director:

Ruba Nadda

Writer:

Ruba Nadda

Stars:

Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patricia Clarkson	...	Juliette Grant
Alexander Siddig	...	Tareq Khalifa
Elena Anaya	...	Kathryn
Amina Annabi	...	Yasmeen
Tom McCamus	...	Mark
Mona Hala	...	Jameelah
Fadia Nadda	...	Hanan
Mohamed Abdel Fatah	...	Customs Officer (as Mohammed Abdel Fattah)
Hossam Abdulla	...	Porter
Nabil Shazli	...	Manager
Ahmed Ghareeb	...	Propositioning Man
Hanafi Mohamoud El Gazar	...	Shoe Shopkeeper
Roanne Bell	...	Sharon
Andrew Cullen	...	Jim
Katie Sherif	...	Petroleum Wife #1

Storyline

In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.

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Plot Keywords:

love | egyptian | pyramid | souk | arabic | 

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Taglines:

An adventure of the heart.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada Ireland Egypt

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Souvenirs du Caire

Filming Locations:

Pyramid of Khufu, The Great Pyramids, Giza Plateau, Giza, Egypt

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$66,245 (USA) (6 August 2010)

Gross:

$1,602,045 (USA) (5 November 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Foundry Films, Samson Films, Astral Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the first times that director Ruba Nadda has not served as producer or cinematographer for one of her films.

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Goofs

The Everly Brothers' song "('Til) I Kissed You" is heard on the soundtrack when Juliette and Mark ride in the cab towards the end of the film. The song is incorrectly listed as "Then I Kissed Her" in the credits.

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Quotes

Juliette Grant: [Last Lines]
[Silently crying]
Juliette Grant: I'm glad I waited.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Despicable Me/The Kids Are All Right (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Mahma Galou"
Written by Cheb Yassin and Ehab Abasseed
Performed by Cheb Yassin

User Reviews

that's not all Cairo

the movie was really good Um Kalthoum's great songs were amazing background music for the movie and Abdel Halim Hafez's too, the marvelous sites of Egypt and the sound of the Adan (the call for the Muslim prayer) all were fantastic...but as an Egyptian there were some stuff that were not realistic to me.

First was the accent of Tarek in the movie it wasn't Egyptian at all..

Second it only showed the crowded messed streets of Cairo and describing Cairo as "such a mess" disappointed me as an Egyptian living in Cairo, it didn't show the neat sites like Maadi, Heliopolis or Zamalek which the hotel supposed to be located at, which I believe must be a five stars hotel being by the Nile yet bizarrely the receptionists were not working at night which was extremely weird and doesn't happen at any place in the world!!!

Ruba Nadda wanted to convey a specific ancient image of Cairo but this can't be the whole image about Cairo now,, that movie would be realistic but 50 years ago..