Yacoubian Building takes Golden Eye at Zurich

By 2006-10-08T00:00:00

Egyptian filmmaker Marwan Hamed's The Yacoubian Building (Omaret Yacoubian) won the Golden Eye Award in the best debut category at this year's Zurich Film Festival.The International Jury, headed by veteran US producer Edward R. Pressman, praised the film's approach of "using classic melodrama to discuss issues and conflicts in ...

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