Bab el shams (2004)

Dir: Yousry Nasrallah Romance / Drama / War stars 4

Overview

Bab el shams is a French-Danish romantic film drama first released in 2004, directed by Yousry Nasrallah. The film is based on a novel by Elias Khoury and stars Hiam Abbass, Fady Abou-Samra, Hussein Abou Seada, Mohamed Akil and Ahmad Al Ahmad. It has also been released under the title: The Gate of Sun. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Credits

Director: Yousry Nasrallah
Script: Elias Khoury (novel), Yousry Nasrallah, Muhammad Suwaid
Photo: Samir Bahzan
Music: Tamer Karaouan
Cast: Hiam Abbass (Um Youness), Fady Abou-Samra (Dr. Amgad), Hussein Abou Seada (Colonel Mehdi), Mohamed Akil (Responsable OLP), Ahmad Al Ahmad (Adnan), Amira Al-Joundi (Femme fantôme), Vivianne Antonios (Epouse de Sameh), Muhtaseb Aref (Sheikh Ibrahim), Gérard Avedissian (Barman), Antoine Balabane (Georges), Béatrice Dalle (Catherine), Maher Essam (Selim), Hanane Hajj Ali (Zeinab), Mohamed Hedaki (Abou Essaf), Talal Jordy (Tortionnaire)
Country: France / Egypt / Belgium / Denmark / Morocco
Language: Arabic / English / French
Runtime: 278 min
Aka: The Gate of Sun

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