Dunia
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Released
- 2005
- Country
- Egypt, Lebanon, France
Details
Release year: 2005
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Hanan Turk ā Dunia- Mohamed Mounir ā Beshir
Fathy Abdel Wahab ā Mamdouh
Sawsan Badr ā Arwa
Did you know
ā¢ The protagonist's name Dunia means "world" or "worldly life" in Arabic.
ā¢ The attack on the character Beshir was based on the attack on Egyptian Nobel Literature laureate Naguib Mahfouz, who was also attacked by extremists.
ā¢ The script of "Dunia" film was awarded the special jury prize for best screenplay at the annual screenplay competition organized by the French National Cinema Centre "CNC" 2003.
User reviews
Dunia Kiss me Not...On the Eyes
Thought-provoking
Technical specs
- Color
- Color
