The Yacoubian Building (film)

The Yacoubian Building
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarwan Hamed
Screenplay byWahid Hamed
Based onThe Yacoubian Building
by Alaa Al Aswany
Produced byImad Adeeb
StarringAdel Emam
Nour El-Sherif
Hend Sabri
Yousra
CinematographySameh Selim
Edited byKhaled Marei
Music byKhaled Hammad
Distributed byGood News Group (In Egypt)
Arab Co for Cinema Production & Distribution (Worldwide distributor)
Release date
  • June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic
Budget$3.5 million[1]

The Yacoubian Building (Arabic: عمارة يعقوبيان, transliterated: ʿImārat Yaʿqūbīān or Omaret Yakobean) is a 2006 Egyptian film based on the novel of the same title by author Alaa Al Aswany.[2] It has been reported to be the highest-budgeted film in the history of Egyptian cinema.

  1. ^ "L'Immeuble Yacoubian" (PDF) (in French). BAC Films. 2006-06-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  2. ^ Qantara.de: Interview with Alaa Al Aswany