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Le chaos 15 March 2010 Institut Français d'Ecosse 6.30pm Admission free In French with English subtitles

By: Youssef Chahine

Starring: Youssef El Sherif (Cherif), Hala Fakher (Bahia), Khaled Saleh (Hatem), Hala Sedky (Wedad), Mena Shalaby (Nour).

Feature length drama - Egypt, France - 2007 - 02h02

In Choubra, Cairo’s cosmopolitan area, Hatem, a shady policeman, rules the neighbourhood with an iron rod. Every single citizen fears and hates him. Only Nour, a young woman whom he lusts after, dares to stand up to him. But Nour is secretly in love with Chérif, the brilliant and upright deputy public prosecutor. Mad with jealousy, Hatem comes between them. He wants Nour for himself. He harasses her and makes her life hell. A tale of thwarted love in a climate of social violence and police oppression.

Choubra, quartier cosmopolite du Caire. Hatem, policier véreux, tient le quartier d’une main de fer. Tous les habitants le craignent et le détestent. Seule Nour, jeune femme dont il convoite les faveurs, ose lui tenir tête. Mais Nour est secrètement amoureuse de Cherif, brillant et intègre substitut du procureur. Fou de jalousie, Hatem s’interpose. Il veut Nour pour lui seul. Il la harcèle et transforme sa vie en enfer. Un amour contrarié dans un climat de violence sociale et d'oppression policière.