Lust (2010 film)
2011 film
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Lust (Arabic: الشوق, translit. El Shoq) is a 2010[1] Egyptian drama film directed by Khaled El Hagar. It stars Ruby, Ahmed Azmi and Sawsan Badr. Lust was reviewed at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival.[2] In the Arab world of film production, it is the oldest annual cinema event.[3] According to Daily News, “Lust” is an interesting and provocative contribution to this year’s festival."[4] The Executive Producer Producer of Lust was Amr El Safie while Dima Al-Joundi, and Mohamed Yassine produced it.[5][6]
Ahmed Azmi
Sawsan Badr
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Khaled El Hagar |
| Written by | Sayed Ragab |
| Starring | Ruby Ahmed Azmi Sawsan Badr |
| Cinematography | Néstor Calvo |
Production company | Arabica Movies |
| Distributed by | Arabica Movies |
Release dates |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[7][8] but it did not make the final shortlist.[9] Lust was produced and distributed by Arabica Movies and was released on January 5, 2011.
Plot
Lust was shown in Egyptian cinema as a trend for viewing modern films. A report from the Egyptian Independent described it as "movies that realistically follow the lives of a group of characters living in one of the poorer areas around the main cities, whether it is Cairo or Alexandria. The plots are mostly harsh and gloomy, full of life-altering crises. Characters often, in order to survive the merciless circumstances around them, change their sweet nature and adapt to a new evil or sinful route in life."[10]
Cast
- Ruby as Shoq
- Ahmed Azmi as Hussin
- Sawsan Badr as Fatuma
- Koki as Awatif [10]
- Mohamed Ramadan as Salem
- Doaa Taeima as Ragaa
- Butros Ghali as Saleh
- Salwa Mohamed Ali as Salem's mother
- Sayed Ragab (also the scriptwriter)[10]
- Arefa Abdel Rassool
Awards
Lust won the Golden Pyramid Award at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival. One of the actresses in "Lust" - Sawsan Badr was honored with a Thesping awards with another actress named Isabelle Huppert for Marc Fitoussi’s “Copacabana.”[3]