Giran (film)

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Giran
Directed by Tahani Rached Mona Assaad
Screenplay byTahani Rached Mona Assaad
Produced byStudio Masr
CinematographyNancy Abdel-Fattah
Edited byMohamed Samir
Music byTamer Karawan
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryEgypt

Giran is an Egyptian 2009 documentary film.

Synopsis

Built at the dawn of the 20th century, the neighborhood of Garden City was a small residential area bordering on downtown Cairo, Egypt, where international political leaders had their residences. Giran walks us through this neighborhood as it is nowadays. Abandoned mansions, luxurious salons, embassies, shops or rooftops, where a whole family lives. The houses and their occupants, witnesses of the changes in History, tell tales of break-ups, hopes and survival.


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