SFF: Egypt The Egyptian SFF program intrigued me so much that I couldn’t resist the temptation to watch a few movies from there. "Cairo Time" has seen before. Very good melodrama. I've never heard of this movie. Judging by the number of estimates, almost no one has heard of it. There is no synopsis at all, and the trailer promises some kind of thriller. But this is a real social drama that will tell about the problems of women in Cairo (this is the second title of the film).
The subject of oppressed Muslim women has long been a parable. Detailed memoirs of discriminated women are becoming world bestsellers, and author's dramas are winning world film festivals, which personally does not surprise me at all. All these awards and honors become a kind of support in the struggle for equal rights of women and men in Muslim countries. Even the modern-day emancipated talk show host Hebb faces the injustice of being asked by her husband to calm down her ambitions on screen and stay out of politics in order to become editor-in-chief of a state newspaper. But what if there are so many different stories in women’s daily lives that officials are to blame either directly or indirectly for their indifference?
The transfer of Hebba for Egyptian women is like “Let them talk” with Malakhov for our housewives, that is, they not only watch, but also discuss all the stories the next day. And there will be only three of them: a rose withering in a psychiatric hospital, whose bud was never torn by any man, a former prisoner who will tell the story of three deceived sisters, and a successful dentist with dirt on an official. As you might have guessed, all the heroines of the talk show were victims because of men. In principle, the same problems can happen to any woman in any country, but Muslim traditions aggravate the situation, because a woman with a bad reputation loses her family, her job, etc.
I liked the film's message. Still, the trends of the East give the storylines a highlight. But I will take one point off for technical nuances. In some places, the acting seemed completely unconvincing, as well as fake blood, for example. But overall, the impression is good. It’s not as social as “Stoning Soraya M,” but there’s something to be outraged about. Please pay attention.
7 out of 10