Overview

Youssef is a hotshot anesthesiologist who often sleeps in his car for privacy. Laila is the careerist host of a late night radio call-in show. These two members of Cairo's elite, lost souls traveling parallel paths of longing and disconnection, are the principal fish in Yousry Nasrallah's The Aquarium, a meditation on the intellectual capital of the Middle East, now bent under the sway of repression in all its forms.

Cast

Hend Sabry, Amr Waked, Gamil Ratib, Samah Anwar, Bassem Samra, Dorra Zarrouk, Ahmed Al Fishawy, Asser Yassin

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What is "The Aquarium" about?

Youssef is a hotshot anesthesiologist who often sleeps in his car for privacy. Laila is the careerist host of a late night radio call-in show. These two members of Cairo's elite, lost souls traveling parallel paths of longing and disconnection, are the principal fish in Yousry Nasrallah's The Aquarium, a meditation on the intellectual capital of the Middle East, now bent under the sway of repression in all its forms.

When was "The Aquarium" released?

The Aquarium was released in 2008.

Who stars in "The Aquarium"?

The cast includes Hend Sabry, Amr Waked, Gamil Ratib, Samah Anwar.