Cairo Time

20092009
PGPG
1h 30min

Cairo Time (2009)

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

Juliette, a fashion magazine editor in her 40s, travels to Cairo to meet her husband, Mark, a UN official working in Gaza, for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his friend Tareq, who had been his security officer for many years, to escort her throughout the beautiful and exotic city. The last thing anyone expects is that they will fall in love.

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

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Patricia Clarkson at an event for Cairo Time (2009)

Inescapable

5.2

Broken English

6.3

Cairo Time

6.1

Decor

7.2

Chinese Box

6.3

The Replacement

6.6

The Replacement

Last Weekend

5.5

Being Julia

7.0

Conversations with Other Women

7.0

Conversations with Other Women

Possession

6.3

La habitación azul

6.2

La habitación azul

Sabah

6.8

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. —Pusan International Film Festival

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Taglines
- An adventure of the heart.
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for mild thematic elements and smoking
Parents guide

Trivia
Although playing an Egyptian, Alexander Siddig hails from Sudan (although his mother is English).

Goofs
The position of the women during the wedding sequence changes constantly.

Quotes
Juliette Grant: I always wanted to be a singer.
Tareq Khalifa: What stopped you?
Juliette Grant: My voice.

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

Soundtracks
Let's Go
Performed by Catlow
Written by Natasha Thirsk and Brian Carson(SOCAN/ASCAP)
Published by Dirtmitts Publishing

Top review

8/10

Great Feel-Good Movie

Very well-cast crew. Incredibly perceptive and observant director. Took me back to Cairo. Alexander Siddiq is so cute in this movie. Its good to see a movie that does not follow the typical Hollywood American action crap with a climax and a happy ending.

This movie in my opinion was not a typical movie with a plot but more like a trip to Cairo. A sweet memorable trip very identical to my trip and experience there last year, minus the lovely Alexander..

Well done Rubba. Keep them coming... wouldn't mind watching a Granada time or Barcelona time..Beirut time or Istanbul or Kathmandu time...if u can do the same thing with those cities, u'r my hero...

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rima_z
Nov 3, 2009

Release date
- October 16, 2009 (Canada)
Countries of origin
Languages
- English
- Arabic
Also known as
- Время Каира
Filming locations
- Shepheard Hotel, Cairo, Egypt
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $1,603,616
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $66,245
- Aug 8, 2010
Gross worldwide
- $2,477,315

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Runtime
- 1h 30min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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