Poisonous Roses

Poisonous Roses
Film poster
Directed byFawzi Saleh
StarringMohamed Berakaa
Release date
  • 12 April 2018 (2018-04-12) (BAFICI)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Poisonous Roses is a 2018 Egyptian drama film directed by Fawzi Saleh. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Plot

Two siblings living in the impoverished tannery district of Cairo with their mother have a strained, peculiar relationship.[1]

Cast

  • Mohamed Berakaa as El-sheikh
  • Safaa El Toukhy as The Mother
  • Ibrahim El-Nagari as Sakr
  • Mahmood Hemaidah as The Magician
  • Marihan Magdy as Tahya

See also

References

  1. ^ Kozlov, Vladmir (6 September 2019). "Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Poisonous Roses' for International Feature Category". Variety. Retrieved 10 September 2019.