Summary
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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