Poisonous Roses

1h 10m
Drama
5.6

Set in the confines of an impoverished Cairo neighborhood, a community's everyday life is threatened by the ruthless rhythms of Tanneries, rotary driers crushing animal skin, hazards of poisonous waste water, Tahyea desperately clings to her brother, Saqr, whose only dream is to escape.

Cast

Mirihan Magdy
Taheya
Ibrahim El Nagary
Saqr
Mahmoud Hemida
Karawan
Safaa Al Toukhy
The Mother
Mohamed Brequa
El-sheikh

Crew

Ahmed Fawzi Saleh
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Menna Elshishini
Editor
Qutaiba Barhamji
Editor
Maged Nader
Cinematography
Thomas Micoulet
Producer
Karim Aitouna
Producer
Eman Hemeda
Producer
Mahmoud Hemida
Co-Producer
Safei Eldin Mahmoud
Co-Producer
Sara Kaddouri
Sound Designer
Ahmed Fayez
Art Direction

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