Dunia

– After studying literature at Cairo University, Dunia, 23 years old, wants to become a professional d..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Original Name:
دنيا
Dunia
Dunia (2005) - Also known as دنيا

After studying literature at Cairo University, Dunia, 23 years old, wants to become a professional dancer. She attends audition for an oriental dance contest where she recites Arabian poetry without any body movement. She explain to the perplexed jury that a woman can't move her body or evoke act of love when society ask women to hide their femininity. She is selected and meet Beshir, an intellectual and activist who will supervise her thesis on ecstasy in Sufi love poetry. Their attraction is mutual. This could be liberation for Dunia but the constraints on women in Egyptian society goes deeper than she suspects.

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Release Date:

06 Sep 2006

Language:

Arabic

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After studying literature at Cairo University, Dunia, 23 years old, wants to become a professional dancer. She attends audition for an oriental dance contest where she recites Arabian poetry without any body movement. She explain to the perplexed jury that a woman can't move her body or evoke act of love when society ask women to hide their femininity. She is selected and meet Beshir, an intellectual and activist who will supervise her thesis on ecstasy in Sufi love poetry. Their attraction is mutual. This could be liberation for Dunia but the constraints on women in Egyptian society goes deeper than she suspects.

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10

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