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City of Life

  • 20092009
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 59m
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6.8/10
1.4K
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City of Life (2009)
DramaRomance
A privileged young male Arab at odds with his cultural identity and his less fortunate street smart friend; a disillusioned Indian taxi driver who bears an uncanny resemblance to a famous Bo... Read allA privileged young male Arab at odds with his cultural identity and his less fortunate street smart friend; a disillusioned Indian taxi driver who bears an uncanny resemblance to a famous Bollywood star; and a former Romanian ballet dancer now working as a flight attendant and se... Read allA privileged young male Arab at odds with his cultural identity and his less fortunate street smart friend; a disillusioned Indian taxi driver who bears an uncanny resemblance to a famous Bollywood star; and a former Romanian ballet dancer now working as a flight attendant and searching for love and companionship ... these individuals all live in Dubai and their lives... Read all
IMDb RATING
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1.4K
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    • Ali F. Mostafa
  • Writers
    • Jonny Brown(screenplay)
    • Ali F. Mostafa(story and screenplay)
    • Gerry Sherard
  • Stars
    • Alexandra Maria Lara
    • Sonu Sood
    • Saoud Al Kaabi
    • Ali F. Mostafa
  • Writers
    • Jonny Brown(screenplay)
    • Ali F. Mostafa(story and screenplay)
    • Gerry Sherard
  • Stars
    • Alexandra Maria Lara
    • Sonu Sood
    • Saoud Al Kaabi
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    • 14User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Yassin "The Narcicyst" Alsalman
    Jason Flemyng in a scene with Habib Ghuloom
    Sonu Sood
    Natalie Dormer and Alexandra Maria Lara in a scene with Ahmed Ahmed.
    City of Life (2009)

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    Alexandra Maria Lara
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    • Natalia Moldovan
    Sonu Sood
    Sonu Sood
    • Basu…
    Saoud Al Kaabi
    • Faisal
    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Guy Berger
    Natalie Dormer
    Natalie Dormer
    • Olga
    Yassin Alsalman
    • Khalfan
    • (as Yassin 'The Narcisyst' Alsalman)
    Ahmed Ahmed
    Ahmed Ahmed
    • Nasser
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    • Mr. Khan
    • (as Javed Jaffrey)
    Susan George
    Susan George
    • Constance
    Habib Ghuloom
    • Faisal's Father
    Ahmed Abdullah
    • Rashid
    Saleh Al Dhahiri
    • Abdul
    Har Taimor
    • Abdul's Brother
    Nitin Mirani
    • Kashmiri Cabbie
    Abdulaziz Al Kaabi
    • Rich Friend 2
    • (as Abdal Aziz Al Kaabi)
    Mahmoud Abas Ali
    • Very Buff Local
    Safar Zahedi
    • Well Built Arab 2
    Christopher Davison
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      • Ali F. Mostafa
    • Writers
      • Jonny Brown(screenplay)
      • Ali F. Mostafa(story and screenplay)
      • Gerry Sherard
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    • Trivia
      Natalia is from Bucharest. Alexandra Maria Lara, who played her, was born in Bucharest but her family fled Romania when she was a kid.
    • Connections
      References Aar-Paar (1954)
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      Performed by Jonas Desai

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    User reviews14

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    9/10
    Must watch if you know Dubai or if you don't!
    I went to see the movie last night and I was very pleasantly surprised. The movie depicts well the real Dubai. The characters painted feel so real that sometimes during the movie I was reminded of people that I have crossed during my time in Dubai. For people who don't know Dubai, a character or two might seem 'cliches' like the British playboy or the Russian pretty girl who is only interested in men with money... but those that live in Dubai know that these people do actually exist here, probably more than anywhere else.

    The writers managed to make all the characters seem true and move the viewer. City of Life portrays a diverse and vibrant city and a message of compassion seem to emanate of it. On top of that it gives an opportunity to see the lives of groups of people that you don't see in reality like Emiratis and gives us a chance to understand each other better.

    I really invite you to go watch it.
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    5
    • jenny-651
    • Apr 27, 2010

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2010 (Kuwait)
      • United Arab Emirates
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      • Arabic
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      • Hindi
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      • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    • Production companies
      • Afmfilms
      • FilmWorks
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    • 1 hour 59 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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